Newly promoted Hampshire police officer sacked after drunken outburst against paramedics in Portsmouth

PC Dominic Godbold was found lying next to a puddle of his own vomit in a city street by the two ambulance workers.

But when they tried to help the off-duty officer, he became 'aggressive' and verbally abused them before leaving them 'very frightened' inside their ambulance as he banged on its doors.

Godbold had been out having a celebratory meal and drinks with his partner and a relative to mark his promotion from PCSO.

But his career as a constable was short-lived as the officer has now been dismissed from Hampshire Constabulary for his outburst.

A Hampshire Constabulary Misconduct Hearing was told Godbold subjected the paramedics to the nasty outburst in the early hours of December 10, 2020, in Angle sea Road, Portsmouth.

Godbold, based in Aldershot, hurled 'personal' insults at them, then became 'physical', prompting the paramedics to call the police.

The officer was arrested, taken to a custody centre and interviewed, then in January this year accepted a conditional caution for the public order offence.

Barrister Stephen Morley, who prosecuted on behalf of the Professional Standards Department, said: ‘This is a very serious case.

‘In the early hours of the morning he was drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner.

‘He's a police officer and was behaving in the sort of way that response officers warily deal with day in, day out.

‘The two female ambulance technicians were just doing their job when they found PC Godbold on the floor with a puddle of vomit next to him and went to help him.

‘He was aggressive and abusive towards them and PC Godbold became personal in his abuse, calling them names.

‘It became physical and he tried to pull open the ambulance door while they were inside. After, he was banging on the door and seen banging on the glass.

‘The ambulance technicians were both very frightened, they both wanted to get away, and as soon as they could get away from there they did.

‘[One of the paramedics] said she is used to a little bit of abuse but found this particularly difficult to deal with.’

Mr Morley said a member of the public would be ‘horrified’ by Godbold's behaviour.

‘Police officers who behave like that bring their career to an end, in my respectful conclusion,’ Mr Morley added.

It was heard Godbold admitted he was ‘difficult and obnoxious’.