Northamptonshire's chief constable misconduct hearing to be private

A suspended chief constable's gross misconduct hearing for allegedly misrepresenting his military service is to be heard in private.He was accused of wearing a Falklands War medal he did not earn and falsely stating he was a Royal Navy officer.The county's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold said it was taken by the chair of Wednesday's hearing "following

It will wait until the end of its criminal investigation before deciding whether to refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider whether crimes were committed.Mr Adderley was suspended following the allegations made against him and the force has an acting chief constable, Ivan Balhatchet.

As well as expressing disappointment at what said he were "leaked" details of a "very personal family issue", the suspended police chief said he had changed the side of his chest on which he wore his brothers' medals after seeking advice.

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