A policeman lost his job after failing to disclose a criminal conviction dating back almost two decades, it emerged yesterday.
A policeman lost his job after failing to disclose a criminal conviction dating back almost two decades, it emerged yesterday.
Northern Constabulary confirmed that Constable Paul Geddes was "required to resign" following a misconduct hearing.
The hearing was called after it emerged Mr Geddes had been convicted of forgery and theft in 1991.
The 36-year-old, from Inverness, joined Northern Constabulary a decade later but did not reveal his conviction. It only came to light last year when completing a form for a position with the Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency.
At a court hearing earlier this year he was admonished by the sheriff for failing to reveal his convictions. The police disciplinary process then began, and despite a petition by Inverness residents for him to be re-instated, he was told he no longer had a job.
A spokesman for the force said: "Northern Constabulary has a duty to the communities it serves to maintain the highest level of professional standards of conduct."
