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Met Officer Would Have Been Sacked Over £2.25 Pret Theft, Panel Finds

Prosecutors were not asked to review the case due to the sandwich’s low value.

Overview

  • PC David Fyfe was captured on CCTV in uniform selecting a sandwich at a Pret in Wood Green on April 9 and walking out without paying.
  • A Pret employee saw him get into the passenger seat of a police car and leave, and staff later reported the incident leading to identification from footage.
  • Interviewed under caution on May 1, he admitted not paying but denied theft, calling it an oversight and a “brain fart” linked to lack of sleep.
  • A February 13 misconduct panel ruled the conduct intentional and “reprehensible,” found no evidence of impairment, and said dismissal would have been justified.
  • He left the Metropolitan Police and has been added to the College of Policing barred list, while the Met declined a CPS referral given the £2.25 cost.