Convicted thief sues police for failing to give her a job She was a cashier in a department store in Brixton, South London, when she was arrested with other staff for stealing make-up in 1991, according to the Mail on Sunday. In August 2008, she applied to become a constable but when her fingerprints were taken as part of the process it emerged that she had a criminal record. She received a disciplinary reprimand for failing to mention the conviction but applied again the following year and was again rejected. Miss Sobhi filed a claim in the London Central employment tribunal "complaining of discrimination on the ground of her sex, her sexual orientation, her religion or beliefs, her age and her disability" against the Met and several individuals. The Met is said to accept that she was suffering from "dissociative amnesia" when she applied for the job but will argue that she should have admitted "she did not know whether or not she had any convictions." They say her condition is irrelevant as she would not be allowed to become a constable with a criminal record.