Cop Caught! PC Elliot Booker-Keep Banned After Bin Attack on Ex’s Car
PC Elliot Booker-Keep, a South Area Command officer, faces the music after chucking a bin at his ex’s car and smashing the windscreen. The Met’s Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball slammed his actions at a misconduct hearing on July 15.
Bin-Throwing Blunder Lands Cop in Court
The drama kicked off when PC Booker-Keep was arrested on January 2, 2022, for criminal damage caused during an off-duty incident. He pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on June 8, receiving a three-month conditional discharge, £85 court costs, and a £22 victim surcharge.
Police Probe Leads to Professional Ban
kent-police/" title="Kent Police" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked" data-wpil-monitor-id="1504">Kent Police launched an investigation the moment the Met heard about the shocking incident. As a result, PC Booker-Keep was put on restricted duty. The Directorate of Professional Standards took swift action, concluding he breached professional conduct with “discreditable conduct.”
Now, PC Booker-Keep is slapped on the College of Policing’s Barred List. This means he’s banned from working for any police force, local policing bodies, the IOPC, or HMIC—effectively wiping him off the law enforcement map.
