PC Syed Omar Ali outcome summary

Misconduct hearing outcome 

Officer concerned: PC Syed Omar Ali

Dates of hearing: 14 May 2026

Summary

PC Omar Ali answered the following allegations:

It is alleged that in July 2022, PC Ali dishonestly appropriated a pair of Apple AirPods Pro from Windmill Road Custody Centre, knowing or believing that the property did not belong to him. Device tracking data indicates that the AirPods Pro were subsequently located in his possession, throughout April and May 2025, across various locations.

It is further alleged that, having come into possession of the item, PC Ali made no reasonable attempt to identify or notify the lawful owner, nor did you take steps to surrender the property to an appropriate authority. Instead, he retained the item and only booked it into the property store at Brixton Police Station on 24 July 2025, following direction from the OIC.

Decision

The Chair of proceedings, Commander Andy Brittain, found the allegations proven at the level of Gross Misconduct and that the Standards of Professional Behaviour had been breached, namely in respect of Discreditable Conduct and Honesty and Integrity.

PC Omar Ali was dismissed without notice and will now be added to the Barred List held by the College of Policing.