special constable

British

noun

a person recruited for temporary or occasional police duties, esp in time of emergency

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One of the individuals has been identified as David Soffer, a Met Police special constable, as first reported by Declassified UK then confirmed by the BBC.

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The force added it was aware that an off-duty serving Met special constable was involved and said the matter has been referred to the Department of Professional Standards for assessment.

From BBC

Soffer has since removed "special constable" from his LinkedIn page.

From BBC

Wai, who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police and was a volunteer Special Constable with the City of London Police, also denies a charge of misconduct in public office in relation to conducting searches of Home Office databases.

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Samuels' first victim also said the defendant spoke "a lot about the powers he had" in their role with the Met as a special constable.

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