Chief constable dismissed for military service lies and wearing fake Falklands medal
A senior police officer who lied and exaggerated his naval rank, length of service and achievements has been dismissed without notice and placed on the police barred list.
Former chief constable Nick Adderley, of Northamptonshire Police, was found to have committed gross misconduct, having "built military naval legend that wasn't true".
This included him implying that he had served in the Falklands War, despite being only 15 when the conflict broke out in 1982.
A misconduct panel found all allegations against Adderley proven, saying it found "his audacity to be quite staggering", adding that he had lied over many years with "arrogant temerity".
The hearing in Northampton heard how Adderley wore a South Atlantic Medal, awarded to British military personnel and civilians for service in the Falklands conflict, that was deemed "110%" fake by a Ministry of Defence medal expert.
Adderley claimed he had served in the Royal Navy for 10 years when he had served for only two, and had apparently included his service with the Sea Cadets from the age of 10 in that calculation.
He also claimed on his CV that he had attended Britannia Royal Naval College for four years, despite his application being rejected.
He had also claimed to have seen active service during his naval career, had been a military negotiator in Haiti, despite never visiting the country, and he had been a "commander or a lieutenant", even though he only achieved the rank of able seaman.
Chairman Callum Cowx said the panel would not give fully formed reasons for its decisions immediately, but would follow in a written report within five days.
But the panel members agreed the allegations against Adderley amounted to breaches of honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.
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