Maidenhead & Windsor

A Female cop - based in Maidenhead - has admitted possession of cannabis and illegally lifting information from the Police National Computer for a civilian .

Victoria Hazel was suspended from her Maidenhead role with Thames Valley Police after an investigation by the Force's professional standards department.

Hazel, who currently remains employed by Thames Valley Police, was yesterday (Thursday) charged with two counts of misconduct in a public office.

The first was said to have taken place between January 2004 and February 2005, when she made "unlawful checks on police databases" and "unlawfully disclosed some or any of the information obtained."

The second count related to the period between January 2004 and January 2005 when she was accused of making "unlawful checks on the Police National Computer in respect of Andrew Jones and thereafter disclosing the information to Andrew Jones".

A third count, of possessing cannabis, which she also admitted while standing in the dock of Kingston Crown Court, referred to the period between January 20 2005 and February 17 2005

Wearing a smart black shirt and black jacket, WPC Hazel, who is based at Maidenhead police station admitted all three counts.

Hazel, of Littlewater Close, Earley, Reading, was released on bail and will be sentenced at a date to be arranged.

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