Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/Card
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:19 am
Off duty police officer caught making rude hand gestures at Swansea v Cardiff derby
PC Jonathan O'Rourke had gone to the game as a Swansea fan
By Richard Youle Democracy Reporter
Saturday 29 Feb 2020
An off-duty police officer shouted and made rude hand gestures at rival fans at a Swansea-Cardiff football match, then told an inspector who was policing the game that he was a postman.
Jonathan O'Rourke was captured on camera at the Liberty Stadium on October 27 last year when Swansea City beat rivals Cardiff City 1-0 .
The Dyfed-Powys Police constable was due to attend a police misconduct hearing on February 28, but he resigned four days earlier.
The hearing, which went ahead in his absence, said Mr O'Rourke was seen shouting and gesticulating at nearby Cardiff supporters after the match had ended.
When approached by a South Wales Police inspector, who had been advised he was a constable or police community support officer (PCSO), Mr O'Rourke said he was a postman.
He was then seen passing his wallet to another person - and later said he was a PSCO.
When the 26-year-old's true identity was discovered, the matter was referred to Dyfed-Powys Police's professional standards department.
Mr O'Rourke, who was born in Swansea but was serving as a constable in Newtown, Powys, said when interviewed on December 11 last year that he was ashamed and embarrassed at his actions.
He said he had panicked and wanted to hide the fact he was a police officer.
Mr O'Rourke went on to admit that his lies breached honesty and integrity standards, and that his behaviour towards the opposition fans breached discreditable conduct standards.
Dyfed-Powys Police Federation member, PC Nick Jenkins, who represented Mr O'Rourke at the hearing, said: "In this case, gross misconduct is admitted."
After adjourning, the force's Chief Constable, Mark Collins, said he had taken into account Mr O'Rourke's antecedent history.
Mr Collins said the officer's behaviour at the match and subsequent lies "are so serious that dismissal would have been warranted in order to maintain public confidence in the police service".
Mr O'Rourke was placed on the police barred list for five years.
He can appeal to the police appeals tribunal within 10 working days.
PC Jonathan O'Rourke had gone to the game as a Swansea fan
By Richard Youle Democracy Reporter
Saturday 29 Feb 2020
An off-duty police officer shouted and made rude hand gestures at rival fans at a Swansea-Cardiff football match, then told an inspector who was policing the game that he was a postman.
Jonathan O'Rourke was captured on camera at the Liberty Stadium on October 27 last year when Swansea City beat rivals Cardiff City 1-0 .
The Dyfed-Powys Police constable was due to attend a police misconduct hearing on February 28, but he resigned four days earlier.
The hearing, which went ahead in his absence, said Mr O'Rourke was seen shouting and gesticulating at nearby Cardiff supporters after the match had ended.
When approached by a South Wales Police inspector, who had been advised he was a constable or police community support officer (PCSO), Mr O'Rourke said he was a postman.
He was then seen passing his wallet to another person - and later said he was a PSCO.
When the 26-year-old's true identity was discovered, the matter was referred to Dyfed-Powys Police's professional standards department.
Mr O'Rourke, who was born in Swansea but was serving as a constable in Newtown, Powys, said when interviewed on December 11 last year that he was ashamed and embarrassed at his actions.
He said he had panicked and wanted to hide the fact he was a police officer.
Mr O'Rourke went on to admit that his lies breached honesty and integrity standards, and that his behaviour towards the opposition fans breached discreditable conduct standards.
Dyfed-Powys Police Federation member, PC Nick Jenkins, who represented Mr O'Rourke at the hearing, said: "In this case, gross misconduct is admitted."
After adjourning, the force's Chief Constable, Mark Collins, said he had taken into account Mr O'Rourke's antecedent history.
Mr Collins said the officer's behaviour at the match and subsequent lies "are so serious that dismissal would have been warranted in order to maintain public confidence in the police service".
Mr O'Rourke was placed on the police barred list for five years.
He can appeal to the police appeals tribunal within 10 working days.
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:11 pm
Hope he gets sacked the jack tw*t,
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:12 pm
Football fans would be charged and if found guilt given bans, why not him?
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:16 pm
If they banned fans for gestures there be a whole different breed of supporters. Do fans regularly get banned for gestures to opposing fans?
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:19 pm
Pennydarrenblue wrote:If they banned fans for gestures there be a whole different breed of supporters. Do fans regularly get banned for gestures to opposing fans?
They never use to.
But over the last few years many Cardiff fans have been.
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:22 pm
I did not know that. Won’t be many of us left soon lol.
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:01 pm
Mmm wonder what our jack friends are going to say 
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:36 pm
Desmiller wrote:Hope he gets sacked the jack tw*t,
you cant sack someone who has resigned.
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:56 pm
He was a YTS copper anyway... a postman actually does something useful.
Re: Police officer caught making rude hand gestures Swansea/
Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:26 pm
So Jonathan O'Rourke was really a cuntstable. Useless clueless obsessed jack-twat.