A “WALTER Mitty” police chief has denied making false claims in books about two murdered cops that he saw Falklands comrades die.
A misconduct panel has been told Chief Constable Nick Adderley, 57, lied about his Royal Navy career to bag his £168,000-a-year-job.
He allegedly wore a South Atlantic Medal for service in the 1982 Falklands War, despite being 15 at the time.
Yesterday it was told that two books on the killings of PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone by gangster Dale Cregan had painted him as an experienced veteran.
Adderley’s defence said the quotes were not genuine and were taken from local news articles.
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But prosecutors said that he had failed to correct them.
Prosecutor John Beggs KC said: “Mr Adderley was the first person to be thanked in the book’s cover.
"It is obvious that he must have known about both books.
“Under the standards of professional behaviour he had an duty to correct the record where it was wrong.
“You can be certain that that could easily have been done by nothing more than an email.
"It would have taken five mins to draft."
Adderley denies gross misconduct.
The Northampton hearing continues.
