Junior police officer, 21, who had affair with married boss before dating drug dealer avoids misconduct hearing
A junior police officer who shared a romance with her married boss just seven weeks into the job before dating a drug dealer will avoid facing a misconduct hearing.
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Caitlin Howarth, 25, had only just started her new role with West Yorkshire Police before she eloped with Chief Superintendent Daniel Greenwood, who helped her secure a job in the force.
They met in person in March 2020 and exchanged messages and sexually explicit photos that summer.
In January 2021 during the Covid lockdown and shortly after Howarth turned 21, the pair reportedly had sex just seven weeks into her job as a probationer PC. They hooked up again in July 2021, according to the Daily Mail.
The relationship was later revealed in November 2021 when Howarth was investigated by anti-corruption cops over her meet-ups with Joseph Shaw, a drug kingpin later jailed for his involvement in a £1.5million heroin racket.
Shaw, 31, was slapped with a six-and-a-half year prison sentence in January 2023 after admitting to the drugs supply operation.
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Greenwood attempted a factory reset on his iPhone to hide evidence of his encounters with Howarth.
The father-of-two, who is 17 years her senior, lost his 21-year career admitting gross misconduct last year, acknowledging the affair was 'obviously wrong'.
A disciplinary panel heard how he abused his position, prompting his resignation just days before he could formally be fired.
Meanwhile, Howarth was able to walk away from the drama without punishment, despite being set to face a similar police disciplinary hearing.
However, those proceedings were quietly shelved, according to the Daliy Mail.
Howarth was initially suspended from duty in 2021 and charged over "a relationship with a notifiable association with criminal connections" after her relationship with the dealer emerged.
The charge against Howarth, who worked in Bradford, was later dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service said it would not offer any evidence in the case.