2 London police officers have been dismissed over a stop and search of a Black athlete couple

By SYLVIA HUI
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel concluded that they committed gross misconduct over the stop and search of two Black athletes. Professional sprinters Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos complained to the police watchdog that they were racially profiled by a group of police officers on July 4, 2020. The couple were driving home in London with their 3-month-old infant son in the back seat when police followed their car and pulled them over outside their home. The athletes were handcuffed and searched on suspicion of having drugs and weapons But nothing was found. Two of the officers were found to have lied about smelling cannibis during the incident. They were dismissed without notice on Wednesday.