# Police officer sacked for stealing Sainsbury's bags

> Police officer banned from all forces after stealing 3 Sainsbury's carrier bags worth £1.20.
- Title: Police officer sacked for stealing Sainsbury's bags · LADbible
- Summary: Police officer banned from all forces after stealing 3 Sainsbury's carrier bags worth £1.20. Police officer Luke Hodgson was sacked and banned from all…
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- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/news/uk-news/police-officer-sacked-stealing-sainsburys-bags-543988-20261016
- Published: 2026-10-16T14:19:18.097+00:00
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## Police officer sacked
Police officer Luke Hodgson was sacked after stealing three Sainsbury's carrier bags worth £1.20.

> Police officer Luke Hodgson was sacked after failing to pay for 40p Sainsbury’s carrier bags
## Banned from police forces
West Mercia Police banned Hodgson from all police forces after misconduct proceedings.

> West Mercia chief constable Richard Cooper said in a misconduct ruling that the former policeman ‘did know that payment was required for the bags and chose not to offer such payment’
## Theft consequences
Hodgson placed on College of Policing’s barred list after repaying £1.20.

> There are some mitigating factors. SC Hodgson has lately repaid the amount, but I have found SC Hodgson to have acted dishonestly and to have committed theft, which fundamentally undermines his ability to function as a police officer
## Key takeaway

Police officer Luke Hodgson was sacked and banned from all police forces for stealing three Sainsbury's carrier bags worth £1.20.