Police ‘harass’ air hostesses

ARMED police have been accused of sexually harassing air hostesses, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Firearms teams are under scrutiny after female cabin crews reported being accosted at Luton Airport. One officer from Hertfordshire Police is being probed.

The officers are alleged to have given a sexist nickname to an entrance used by cabin crew and to have harassed stewardesses. A source said: ‘Senior team leaders are in despair at the culture in the armed unit – it’s the old boys’ mentality.’

Assistant Chief Constable David Boyle, who oversees Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire forces at the airport, said: ‘The three forces take allegations of inappropriate behaviour very seriously. An investigation is under way.’