Dean Harper, Kingsway PCSO, given eight week suspended jail sentence for harassment

Date published: 13 February 2015


Dean Harper (24/03/1982), a Kingsway Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), has been given an eight week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, after he admitted one count of harassment.

Harper, of Columbine Gardens, Walton-On-The-Naze, pleaded guilty to the charge at a hearing at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Court on Tuesday 10 February.

He also has to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months.

He has subsequently resigned from his position as a PCSO.

The offences relate to incidents that occurred while he was off duty.

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