j.m@talk
08-29-2005, 07:39 PM
A policeman is under investigation over an allegation that he left his post guarding Windsor Castle to go fishing.
The officer was reportedly guarding the castle's Shaw Farm Gate last week when he left for a spot of fishing in the Thames.
The Sun newspaper said he was spotted by a superior checking the castle grounds in a vehicle.
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It is not known whether or not the Pc caught any fish.
Scotland Yard declined to identify the officer but said an investigation had been launched.
"We are not prepared to discuss the matter while the investigation is ongoing," said a spokesman.
Security at the castle has been under the spotlight since 2003 when self-styled "comedy terrorist" Aaron Barschak gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party.
Earlier this year, Sun journalist Alex Peake drove a fake bomb inside a white van close to the Queen's apartments, just days before the marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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The officer was reportedly guarding the castle's Shaw Farm Gate last week when he left for a spot of fishing in the Thames.
The Sun newspaper said he was spotted by a superior checking the castle grounds in a vehicle.
http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1121615.jpg
It is not known whether or not the Pc caught any fish.
Scotland Yard declined to identify the officer but said an investigation had been launched.
"We are not prepared to discuss the matter while the investigation is ongoing," said a spokesman.
Security at the castle has been under the spotlight since 2003 when self-styled "comedy terrorist" Aaron Barschak gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party.
Earlier this year, Sun journalist Alex Peake drove a fake bomb inside a white van close to the Queen's apartments, just days before the marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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