Decorated policeman sent nude selfies and pics of himself in police gear to women on dating site
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An award-winning bobby sent nude selfies and pics of himself in police gear to women on a dating site.
PC Russ Hinkins – commended for saving a man’s life – snapped himself in his squad car and while on patrol in uniform.
He even pledged to bring his handcuffs to a stranger he agreed to meet for sex in a flat above a bistro.
After hours he sent nude selfies to women he contacted through website Plenty of Fish, which is used by three million Brits.
And he even appears to have interrupted one shift supervising a vulnerable prisoner to send messages to a stranger.
PC Hinkins, who drums in a rock band, told the woman: “I’m on a constant watch with a guy in custody who keeps throwing himself on the floor of the cell in an effort to break his own neck.”
His messages were discovered by a close friend when he left his computer unlocked.
Now he is the subject of a misconduct investigation by Essex Police.
PC Hinkins, from Haverhill, Suffolk, told one would-be date: “Yes I’m a policeman I may have to place u under arrest and cuff u up and interrogate u.”
He then sent a ‘cheesy selfie’ on duty after bragging about attending a fight.
The 37-year-old officer also bombarded women on the site with X-rated messages.
PC Hinkins writes on the dating profile that he’s looking for a “partner-in-crime”.
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Last year he was given a Special Recognition Award for performing CPR on a man in the street.
Essex Police said: “Officers are expected to be extremely careful in their use of social media.”
Tonight PC Hinkins said: “I deeply regret this situation and any embarrassment I may have caused Essex Police.”