A Tory Commissioner of Police and Crime, who has vowed to fight speeding, has been caught violating the 30-mile limit five times in a 12-week period.
The PCN for Nottinghamshire Police, Caroline Henry, admitted the crimes, including two committed on consecutive days, at a previous hearing in February in Nottingham Magistrates’ Court.
Magistrates were told that Henry, the wife of Broxtow MP Darren Henry, had written a letter to the court saying she was “very sorry, ashamed and ashamed”.
Her lawyer, Noel Philo, said the letter was written on “advice I did not give”.
The 52-year-old, who was elected to office in May 2021, was caught driving in a blue Mercedes and a silver Lexus with a personalized number in 30-mile zones at four locations in Nottingham in March, May and June last year. .
Caroline Henry confessed to the crimes, including two on consecutive days
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Court documents related to the charges she admitted show that Henry was caught driving twice at speed near a primary school in Daybrook, Nottingham, as well as roads in Chillwell, Beaston and the city’s A610.
The speed cameras recorded PCC speeds of up to 40 mph in the 30 mph range, with other speeds recorded at 35 mph and 38 mph.
The crimes were committed on March 17 and 18, May 2 and 27 and June 8 last year.
On her official PCC website, Henry cited providing an “effective and efficient” speeding police response as one of her priorities.
She campaigned using the slogan “Make Notts Safe” and vowed to “reduce crime with action, not words”.
The case was adjourned until July 19, where Henry is expected to claim that two of the five crimes are due to “emergencies”, one of which is when she is “very concerned about one of her children”.
Henry did not answer questions about whether she would resign.
In a written statement issued after the hearing, Henry said: “For technical legal reasons, the court ruled that they could not deal with the case today. I cannot comment on the current case. I will explain the context of this issue in due course. “
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