The on-duty police officer was found cradling a bottle of white wine whilst 'slumped' behind the wheel of her patrol vehicle with the engine still running.
Helen Kane, 38, was found guilty of misconduct after a passing dog walker found her slouched against the driver's side of the police van.Appearing in court charged with misconduct in a public office, the former officer continued to deny the charges.
“The officer said she was alright, but when she was told she was parked in the middle of the road, she said: "Am I?". The court heard how Kane, who was later taken to Southwick Police Station in Sunderland, gave a breath test reading of 117 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath. She said: “My police dog was wrongly identified as that dog. As a result, I was advised by Northumbria Police there was a risk to me.”
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