Police officer told bar worker to 'watch yourself'
PC Fraser Beresford was escorted out of the bar
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A former police constable used threatening language towards a bar worker who refused to serve him while on a night out.
Fraser Beresford resigned from Nottinghamshire Police before being found guilty of misconduct for abusing his position while off-duty.
He was found to have used "demeaning and threatening" language while out with colleagues on 27 April last year.
At a misconduct hearing on Monday, a legally-qualified independent chair found him guilty of misconduct.
Mr Beresford was in MOJO in Thurland Street, Nottingham city centre, when he approached the bar just after 02:00 BST and ordered a drink.
The hearing was told he was refused service due to his level of intoxication but that he refused to accept this, saying words to the effect of "I'm a police officer, you are going to regret that and you ought to watch yourself".
Mr Beresford was escorted out of the bar by security, before two officers in the group apologised to the member of staff and advised her to report the incident to the police.
Nottinghamshire Police's Professional Standards Directorate carried out "a thorough investigation" into the incident, including witness statements and viewing CCTV.
The hearing was held at Sherwood Lodge, Nottinghamshire Police’s headquarters
Mr Beresford resigned from the force on Friday and said in a statement he wanted to "genuinely and unreservedly" apologise to the member of bar staff for "upsetting her".
He added "he had let a lot of people down" and this was "a mistake that he will have to live with the rest of his life".
The legally-qualified independent chair found Mr Beresford to have breached the following standards of professional behaviour - authority, respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct.
Deputy Chief Constable Steve Cooper described Mr Beresford's actions as "completely unacceptable" and said he had "let himself and his colleagues down".
He added: "His conduct damages the reputation of Nottinghamshire Police and public confidence in policing as a whole."
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