A former police officer has been barred from the profession after he faked more than 100 hours of work by holding down the 'z' key on his keyboard.
PC Liam Reakes was found to have committed gross misconduct in a tribunal at Avon and Somerset Police headquarters in Portishead today.
He would have been dismissed without notice if he had not already resigned last month, Bristol Live reported.
The Yeovil-based officer admitted to holding down the key during numerous shifts for 103 hours between June and September 2024, sometimes for more than four hours at a time.
In a subsequent audit of his keystrokes, it was discovered that he had been using the same tactic since the previous September, the hearing was told.
