j Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279789/I-chase-I-bite--crime-report-dog--Police-investigate-completing-witness-statement-written-force-dog.html 'I chase him, I bite him'... the crime report written by a DOG: Officer investigated after submitting witness statement in character as animal Prosecutors had asked for account of crime from 'PC Peach' - a dog Form completed as if written by Alsatian and signed with paw print Report pinned up at police station and shared on Twitter Officer behind joke referred himself to internal discipline unit By MARTIN BECKFORD PUBLISHED: 22:54 GMT, 16 February 2013 | UPDATED: 20:43 GMT, 17 February 2013 Comments (229) Share Joke: Police are under investigation for jokingly filling in a witness statement in the name of force dog 'PC Peach', pictured with his handler Police are under investigation for jokingly filling in a witness statement in the name of a force dog. Officers became exasperated when prosecutors asked for an account of a crime from a PC Peach, not realising Peach was the name of a police dog. So they completed the form as if it had been written by the alsatian, and signed it with a paw print. The dogs statement read: I chase him. I bite him. Bad man. He tasty. Good boy. Good boy Peach. The form was pinned up at a West Midlands Police station last week for the amusement of colleagues, who are often at odds with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over the handling of cases. Another officer took a photo of the statement and it found its way to a cop humour page on Facebook on Friday. The image was later deleted but the dog section of a different force, West Yorkshire, enjoyed it so much they posted the image on Twitter in a tweet that was shared more than 150 times. The CPS, however, failed to see the funny side. Officials are believed to have complained to police that their mistake has been turned into a very public joke. This is being considered by West Midlands Polices Professional Standards Department and the officer who shared the picture, PC Mark Tissington, referred himself to the internal discipline unit. Sources say he is unlikely to be reprimanded. DCI Julian Harper, from West Midlands Police, said: 'The Professional Standards Department is looking into this, early enquiries suggest it is a light-hearted exchange as a result of a misunderstanding around a police dog and a police officer. The matter will be investigated.' It comes just a week after The Mail on Sunday revealed new guidelines for police on the safe use of the internet, which advise officers against sharing operational material online. Ian Edwards, chairman of the West Midlands branch of the Police Federation, said: Its a difficult time for police and sometimes humour is a way of venting frustrations. I would urge our PSD to be even-handed in the way they deal with it. The CPS declined to comment. Paws for thought: The witness statement was written as a joke after prosecutors asked for an account of a crime by 'PC Peach', not realising that the officer was actually an alsatian Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279789/I-chase-I-bite--crime-report-dog--Police-investigate-completing-witness-statement-written-force-dog.html#ixzz2LEdx2MdJ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Edited February 18, 2013 by j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Sense of humour fail from the CPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 the irony is that PC Peach probably DID write that statement :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelerLove Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 saw this yesterday and had a good giggle. Hope the officer doesn't end up getting in trouble, it's just a bit of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That is fantastic :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 What sooks! A little bit of fun in a job that is so difficult. It would be silly if the officer got in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That's hilarious, what I find even funnier is a male German Shepherd Police dog called Peach. My girl is called Cougar, I think they should switch names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's brilliantly funny. The prosecutors have made fools of themselves for showing no sense of humour at all. I'd give the police officer who did it ... and Peach ... a promotion. Sergeant Peach sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Seems Peach is a girl. I did some googling. Back in 2011, a litter of 9 puppies was born in the Midlands Police Dog Training unit. Police officers took them to visit the Grade 1 children at a local primary school. The children had the job of picking names. GIRLS: Pixie, Peach, Pippa, Petal, Pepper BOYS: Paddy, Punk, Phoenix, Pharaoh. Pic & story: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/np/coventry/news/newsitem.asp?id=3779 Peach is the middle puppy in the pic. Edited February 19, 2013 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I saw it on Face Book, thought it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Seems Peach is a girl. I did some googling. Back in 2011, a litter of 9 puppies was born in the Midlands Police Dog Training unit. Police officers took them to visit the Grade 1 children at a local primary school. The children had the job of picking names. GIRLS: Pixie, Peach, Pippa, Petal, Pepper BOYS: Paddy, Punk, Phoenix, Pharaoh. Pic & story: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/np/coventry/news/newsitem.asp?id=3779 Peach is the middle puppy in the pic. Silly me, fancy thinking a news article was accurate. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Maniac Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Actually, the picture of the note says "Good boy Peach", which I guess means it was the police that were wrong, not the news for once. Personally, I find it adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Actually, the picture of the note says "Good boy Peach", which I guess means it was the police that were wrong, not the news for once. Personally, I find it adorable. I'd say the police officer who made up the joke, wasn't part of the dog unit.... & didn't happen to know that Peach was a girl. Who could blame him, most police dogs seem to be blokes with names like Thunder or Thor. I still say he should get a promotion. So funny! Apart from Peach being an 'unusual' name for a police dog, what about her sister 'Petal'. Imagine being a police dog handler & having to say to a hardened cirminal, 'Stop or I'll release Petal!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 That's hilarious :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Actually, the picture of the note says "Good boy Peach", which I guess means it was the police that were wrong, not the news for once. Personally, I find it adorable. I'd say the police officer who made up the joke, wasn't part of the dog unit.... & didn't happen to know that Peach was a girl. Who could blame him, most police dogs seem to be blokes with names like Thunder or Thor. I still say he should get a promotion. So funny! Apart from Peach being an 'unusual' name for a police dog, what about her sister 'Petal'. Imagine being a police dog handler & having to say to a hardened cirminal, 'Stop or I'll release Petal!' This is what happens, when you let children name dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 This is what happens, when you let children name dogs. Those Grade 1 children have a lot to answer for! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Maniac Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I had figured as much, Mita, I was just pointing out that the article hadn't made an error. Don't blame the officer at all :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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