THE behaviour of a former Thames Valley Police officer has been found to have amounted to gross misconduct.

The officer's gender, name and other identifying details cannot be shared, a panel decided, and they can only be referred to as Officer B.

But the officer gave information which led to a suspect in a drugs investigation being tipped off a search warrant would be executed at his property.

Deputy chief Constable John Campbell said: "Officer B's conduct fell below the standards expected of a police officer, and resulted in a suspect in a drugs investigation being informed that a warrant was going to be executed at his property."

The warrant was executed in Thatcham.