The panel agreed could only sensibly be understood as an invitation to sexual activity in the back of the police car. His actions were enough for him to be sacked, had he not quit during the investigation into his lewd behaviour. That same month, while in the locker room of Cowley station, Mr Reed pushed another woman in the back "three to five times". But a misconduct panel found their behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and both men would have been sacked as a result. After the hearings, deputy chief constable Ben Snuggs said: “The public rightly expects the highest standards from Thames Valley Police, and we have zero tolerance for misogynistic or sexist behaviour.