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A police officer accused of sending racist, homophobic and abusive text messages about victims of crime, suspects and members of the public has been given a written warning after he was found to have breached the force's code of conduct.PC Andrew Tideswell, a response officer based in Mansfield, had 10 allegations of gross misconduct proven against him at a police misconduct hearing on Thursday.The charges against the 38-year-old included making homophobic and derogatory remarks about a murder..