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Volunteer police chief fired after Palantir probe
Special chief officer James Deller's actions were "an abuse of trust", the Met Police said
The Metropolitan Police has fired the head of its Special Constabulary after Palantir's AI monitoring uncovered that he had used his work phone to copy intimate images of a woman.
Special chief officer James Deller, who led the force's volunteer officers, was dismissed following a misconduct hearing on Friday.
The Met said investigators used lawful business monitoring and Palantir's Foundry system, which uses artificial intelligence (AI), to find the misconduct by Deller.
Cdr Pete Stevens said: "SCO Deller failed to meet that bar. His actions were an abuse of the trust put in him and it is right that he is no longer able to serve in policing."
Investigators found that in July and August 2025, Deller used his police-issued phone to take photos of two intimate images that had been sent to his personal phone.
The pictures had been sent using WhatsApp's "view once" feature, which makes them disappear after they are opened.
He then sent the copied images back to his personal device before deleting them from his work phone.
The misconduct was discovered during a week-long operation called Project Galatasaray, which used the AI technology in a bid to identify corruption and professional misconduct within the Met.
Deller will be added to the College of Policing's barred list, meaning he will not be able to serve in policing again.