IPCC rejects appeal over harassment warning to newspaper reporter

Commission says Met police were right to issue notice to Croydon Advertiser journalistThe Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has rejected an appeal against a harassment warning that was given to a reporter after he questioned a convicted fraudster.Gareth Davies, the Croydon Advertiser’s chief reporter, was served with a “prevention of harassment notice” (aka police information notice or PIN) in March 2014 while investigating Neelam Desai, a woman who had previously admitted fr