Kia Pulford Stone pleaded guilty to assault by beating and criminal damage (Picture: Liverpool Echo)
A police officer quit job before she could be sacked after being convicted of going on a violent rampage and damaging a car.
Kia Pulford Stone was charged after two incidents in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on March 14 and 16 last year.
Still a serving officer, the second incident involved Pulford Stone damaging a Vauxhall Adam car belonging to the same woman she’d attacked previously.
Pulford Stone, from Wigan, pleaded guilty to both charges of assault by beating and criminal damage at Manchester Magistrates’ Court last October.
An accelerated misconduct hearing was held by Merseyside Police’s Professional Standards Department earlier this month.
Chief Constable Serena Kennedy concluded Pulford Stone would have been sacked for gross misconduct had she remained on the force.
The decision means Pulford Stone’s name will be added to the College of Policing Barred List.
This stops her from working in any policing role in the UK.
Chief cons Kennedy wrote in a decision notice: “The evidence in this case is incontrovertible and the former officer entered a guilty plea and was convicted by a court on the 26th October 2023.
“I also note that this was not a one-off occasion – the victim was subjected to an assault and then damage was caused to her car. As a result, I am satisfied that former officer Pulford Stone has breached the standards of professional behaviour, namely discreditable conduct.
“The communities of Merseyside should quite rightly be able to have trust and confidence that the officers and staff working for Merseyside Police not only uphold the law but also abide by the law.
“The former officer has completely disregarded the standards expected both by the force and the communities of Merseyside by committing and being convicted of a criminal offence.”
Det supt Cheryl Rhodes, from Merseyside’s Professional Standards Department, said: “It is only right that the communities of Merseyside have trust and confidence in all our officers and staff that they will abide by the law as well as upholding it.
“Merseyside Police is committed to ensuring that everyone meets the high expectations of the public and when they don’t we will take robust action.
“Our officers are the public face of Merseyside Police and it is vital that our communities feel confident that we will hold officers and staff to account when required.
“Merseyside Police rightly takes a zero-tolerance approach to anyone who commits assault or causes criminal damage. The unacceptable action of individuals will not be allowed to damage the good name built up by the vast majority of our officers and staff who do an exemplary job and work day in, day out to ensure that all of our communities are protected.”
Kia Pulford Stone has now been barred from any policing role in the UK.