A police job candidate was arrested for drinking and driving after he turned up for a interview smelling of alcohol.<\/p>\n
A Greater Manchester Police employee noticed an “overpowering smell” on the man’s breath during an interview for an IT management role.<\/p>\n
Tipsy Andrew Jackson, 48, then disclosed he had had trouble parking, was breathalysed and arrested.<\/p>\n
In court, he admitted drinking and driving and was banned for a year, police said.<\/p>\n
The IT worker appeared at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates’ Court on Friday, was fined \u00a3120 with a \u00a330 victim surcharge and ordered to pay \u00a385 costs.<\/p>\n
Mr Jackson, of Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester was told his ban would be reduced to seven months on completion of a drink-driving awareness course.<\/p>\n
His hour-long interview took place on 25 January at a training centre in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, but he fell foul of the law when he revealed his travel arrangements.<\/p>\n
The interviewer, a civilian worker, said: “I asked if he had any trouble in finding us. As soon as he began to speak I could smell something on his breath which I was thought was stale alcohol.<\/p>\n
“He mentioned that he did have a little trouble in finding somewhere to park, which immediately raised concerns.<\/p>\n
“Shortly after he arrived in the small office, the smell of alcohol became overpowering.”<\/p>\n
The interviewer then made his excuses at the end of the interview and left the room to ask a police officer’s advice.<\/p>\n
A traffic officer quizzed the man over whether he had been drinking but he was adamant that not a drop had touched his lips that morning.<\/p>\n
However Mr Jackson did admit to sharing a bottle of wine with his wife the night before during a meal out.<\/p>\n
The traffic officer then marched him out of the building to a nearby patrol car and gave him a breathalyser test, which he duly failed.<\/p>\n
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Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"