Phone hacking: serving female Scotland Yard officer, 52, held on corruption claims

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8969865/Phone-hacking-serving-female-Scotland-Yard-officer-52-held-on-corruption-claims.html

By Andrew Hough, and Mark Hughes
The Telegraph
21 Dec 2011

The 52-year-old, who has not been named, was arrested at her home in 
Essex under Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan Police operation 
investigating inappropriate payments to police for information.

Sources said she is a member of the Metropolitan Police's specialist 
operations branch.

The branch has three functions including protecting the Royal Family and 
public officials, investigating terrorism and providing protection to 
major landmarks such as Houses of Parliament and airports including 
Heathrow.

She was arrested in a dawn raid, by officers from her own force, on 
"suspicion of misconduct in a public office and offences contrary to the 
Prevention of Corruption Act 1906".

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