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We find the nation's chubbiest officer
Let's be avin' your dinner ... tubby Sgt Andy Sharp
INS News
But he was up to the task of marshalling crowds when he went stout and about at Sunday’s Help for Heroes charity bike ride.
PODGY Sgt Andy Sharp looks like he might need arrest — as the UK’s tubbiest cop.
He even found time to chew the fat with cycling hero Mark Cavendish as the Tour de France champ pulled over in his Jaguar in Blackheath, South East London.
And last month he ensured campaigners didn’t make a meal of a central London march against NHS cuts. Sources told The Sun Sgt Sharp is the biggest copper pounding the beat.
But he could have to shape up if new rules come in.
Can I help you, scofficer? ... Tour de France hero Mark Cavendish talks to Sgt Andy Sharp
Ray Collins
At the moment recruits have to pass fitness tests when they join, but there are no requirements for non-specialist officers to complete tests once they are in the job.
A report found just 35 per cent of London police were of normal weight — with 44 per cent overweight, 19 per cent obese and one per cent morbidly obese.
It recommended all cops take annual tests and face pay cuts or disciplinary action if they failed. It added: “It is necessary for the protection of the public and colleagues.”
Just chew follow me ... Sgt Andy Scott marshalls protestors on London NHS march last month
INS News
The Met said Sgt Sharp was “usually desk-bound”, adding: “We are confident all operational officers have levels of physical fitness required to carry out their duties.”
John Tully, of the Police Federation, added: “Officers should be fit for purpose.”
In November we revealed the UK’s tallest officer was 7ft 2ins Met PC Anthony Wallyn.
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