Police officer drove 100 miles 'to see Michael McIntyre show' while on duty then claimed extra pay for working anti-social hours, misconduct panel hears

A comedy roadshow took a more serious turn for a police officer who travelled more than 100 miles to watch a standup show, believed to be Michael McIntryre's Magnificent tour, while on duty. PC Sharon Taylor, who left Suffolk Constabulary’s headquarters in Ipswich to drive to Nottingham just three minutes after clocking on, was found to have committed gross misconduct. Taylor, whose deception was uncovered after her number plate was picked up by automatic recognition cameras during a subsequent investigation, later claimed payments for working antisocial hours, a misconduct hearing at Norfolk Police headquarters was told. A police officer was found to have committed gross misconduct after travelling more than 100 miles to watch a standup comedian, believed to be Michael McIntryre, seen here While a report of the hearing did not confirm which show Taylor attended, McIntyre was performing at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham that night Internet searches made by Taylor on her police account in the days before the show showed she had researched a comedian performing in Nottingham that night.