Grimsby Telegraph

‘Bullied’ police officer is now an Instagram star with nearly 100k followers

FORMER LINCOLNSHI­RE SERGEANT HAS A HUGE FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

- By HARRY INGHAM harry.ingham@reachplc.com @byHarryIng­ham

A FORMER Lincolnshi­re Police officer who left the force following alleged bullying claims has become an Instagram star, racking up nearly 100,000 followers.

Leanne Car has built up an impressive following on her social media account, racking up thousands of likes on her post.

The former sergeant quit the force in 2018 following alleged “bullying, harassment, and victimisat­ion”.

She was accused of travelling around the world when on sick leave.

At the time, she denied allegation­s made by her former colleagues who claim she shared pictures from exotic locations while off work with a stress-related illness.

In the time since, Leanne has built an impressive following on social media, with 92.3k followers on Instagram.

The former sergeant, 36, posts racy photos of herself in bikinis in exotic locations, as well as showing off her impressive­ly toned body and sharing her workout routines.

After leaving the police following allegation­s made about her posting similar kinds of photos, it seems on to grow such large following on Instagram by posting photos of herself living life to the fullest.

In 2020, Leanne spoke about leaving the force in an Instagram post. She wrote: “Since when did

Since when did it become acceptable to judge someone based on the way they look? No-one deserves to be treated differentl­y or less favourable, regardless of their occupation or title within that job

Leanne Car

become acceptable to judge someone based on the way they look?

No-one deserves to be treated differentl­y or less favourable, regardless of their occupation or title within that job.

“I like the same things as everyone else, travel (during my own leave not whilst off sick as previous trolling alleged), working out and looking after my body and streaming games and my workouts on Twitch. Is there anything wrong with that?”

In another post, Leanne said she had left the force due to the “negativity”.

She wrote: “Bullying, harassment and victimisat­ion is not okay. Not on any level.

“After 14-years service as a Police Constable, Police Sergeant and Police Inspector, I am immensely proud of myself. I achieved that through hard work, determinat­ion, sacrifices and a love for serving the public.

“Sadly I’ve had to close the door to the negativity I’ve endured from my colleagues for my own sanity and to protect my own mental health.

“NC this is Inspector/Sergeant/Police Constable 94 Leanne Carr signing off for the last time. Goodnight.”

It won’t be long until Leanne passes the 100k milestone on Instagram, and from that point on the number is sure to keep growing.

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