Officer dismissed for drink-driving on duty
An officer who admitted drink-driving while on duty has been dismissed without notice.
PC Bryson Kisten, who was attached to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) North Area Basic Command Unit, had appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court in October after he was arrested by MPS traffic officers on Saturday, September 30.
The court heard PC Kisten had been involved in a damage-only collision while driving an unmarked police car in Chase Side, Enfield at about 2.30pm.
PC Kisten attended a MPS traffic garage about 7pm that evening and officers felt it was clear that he had been drinking, the force said.
He took a breath test and provided two readings, one at 48mg and one at 43mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.
PC Kisten was charged with drink-driving in the early hours of October 1 and pleaded guilty at his first court appearance.
He was banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay a £438 fine, £85 court fees and £175 victim surcharge.
At a misconduct hearing held on Wednesday (December 13) the panel found PC Kisten’s actions breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in regard to discreditable conduct and fitness for duty.
He was dismissed without notice.
Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, in charge of policing in North Area, said: “It is completely unacceptable that PC Kisten was driving a police vehicle while over the alcohol limit.
“As a police officer, he should have known the danger that drink driving poses to other road users.
“I am pleased he has been caught and prosecuted due to the diligence of traffic officers who suspected he had been drinking and made him complete a breath test.”