Met Police officer sacked for racist Irish Traveller nightclub slur

PC Dylan Cusano was out in Hastings when he called 999 claiming club doormen had assaulted him and stolen his watch, a misconduct hearing was told. 

Officers from Sussex Police checked CCTV and concluded that Cusano was lawfully ejected and advised him to leave. 

But drunk Cusano then became verbally aggressive, called a group of nearby women “f***ing whales” and shouted at a female police officer “getting attitude from this f****** c***”. 

Cusano then said “f*** off you P****” and “f****** poor c***” to the same officer. 

The incident took place on July 2 and on October 12 a misconduct hearing found Cusano’s actions amounted to gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice. 

The panel noted: “PC Cusano is wholly responsible for his own behaviours. 

“He has been described as intoxicated which is not an excuse for his behaviour. He was ejected from a night club, reported assault and theft of his watch. 

“PC Cusano’s behaviour towards members of the public, using derogatory language to describe women a group of females and using demeaning and discriminatory language towards officers from Sussex. 

“PC Cusano was agitated, rude and aggressive; as a police officer with four years’ service, his training, experience and awareness should have assisted him in understanding the dynamics and situation he was in.”