Eight Durham Police officers have been suspended amid reports of alleged misbehaviour while on holiday in Spain.
A sergeant, six PCs and a special constable based in Chester-le-Street station, were suspended last October, the force said.
They face a probe into their behaviour while off duty amid allegations they failed to uphold standards of professional behaviour.
The force’s Professional Standards Department is carrying out the investigation into the officers’ behaviour while they were off-duty.
The force’s Professional Standards Department is carrying out the probe into their alleged behaviour.
The investigation relates to misbehaviour on the trip abroad, which was not a work trip, as well as an inappropriate tattoo, the Northern Echo reported.
If the allegations are proven, all eight face being banned from policing or losing their jobs.
Eight police officers from Durham have been suspended amid allegations of misbehaviour during a holiday in Spain (Pictured: Durham Police HQ)
A Durham Police spokesperson said: ‘Eight Durham Constabulary officers have been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that they failed to uphold standards of professional behaviour.
‘A sergeant, six PCs and a special constable, all based at Chester-le-Street police station, were suspended in October 2025 while an investigation is carried out by the force’s Professional Standards Department into the officers’ behaviour while off-duty.
‘The investigation is ongoing and all eight remain under suspension.’