Disgraced policeman quits before review

DANIEL ADAMS: resigned

A disgraced Greenfield policeman has resigned from the force days before he was due to face a review by his bosses.

Daniel Thomas Adams (21), a response officer formerly based in Rochdale, was found guilty in April of wilfully obstructing a traffic police officer in the execution of his duties, and was ordered to pay £1,100 in fines and costs.

During his trial, Stockport magistrates heard that Adams dumped his car after leaving a pub and ran away from PC Jon Scott last September, evading arrest for five hours.

Magistrates heard that Adams abandoned the silver VW Polo and two female passengers at Saddleworth Cemetery car park, Gellfield Lane, just before midnight on September 13, after earlier meeting friends at the Church Inn pub, Uppermill.

A police helicopter was scrambled and police dogs brought in to search for him.

His defence was that he denied knowing it was a police car, or turning to face the officer when getting out of his car, or hearing PC Scott call for him to stop.

He also denied seeing any flashing blue lights until later.

He was arrested at his home just after 5am on September 14 and breathalysed but found to be below the legal drink-drive limit.

The court heard Adams was coming to the end of his probation period with Greater Manchester Police, and faced an internal police inquiry.

Adams was of previous good character and was supported by work colleagues, including Rochdale’s chief superintendent who had commented on his diligence while working on restricted duties.

But the force revealed that he resigned last Friday, three days before he was due to meet his bosses for a review at the end of his probationary period.