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Thames Valley Police officer stole £2.50 to pay tuck shop debt (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Former PC James Tillcock took loose change from a car he had searched after its owner was arrested in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, on 21 June.

He reported that no items were taken from the car but body worn video that Mr Tillcock recorded while searching it showed him taking the coins.

On being served with misconduct papers on 2 July, he admitted being "very silly" and said he took £2 to pay off the tuck shop debt.

According to Thames Valley Police (TVP), Mr Tillcock told investigators: "It's alright, I know why you are here. I was very silly. I was in debt for £2 to the tuck shop and took £2."

The remaining 50p was to "purchase chocolate bars for his children", the papers state.

Mr Tillcock, who was previously based in Bicester, received a caution for theft.

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[–] flamingos 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Since when did tuck shops let you run a tab?

[–] Emperor 6 points 1 month ago

It's the Police, they live by their own rules.

[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is a “tuck shop?” I kept thinking it was a typo meaning “truck stop.”

[–] flamingos 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's a small shop near a school that sells sweets.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, so nothing to do with a tug job. Carry on.

[–] Emperor 5 points 1 month ago

You could have a tug job in a tuck shop but woe betide anyone getting it in the sherbet dip!!

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 3 points 1 month ago

It's worse than that - it's described in the article as the "station tuck shop". Apparently the police station has resources to run a tuck shop when crime routinely goes uninvestigated