Emsworth MOD police officer awaits verdict over handling stolen goods

A Ministry of Defence police officer from Emsworth accused of handling stolen rifles allegedly taken from the ministry has been cleared of five charges.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Jan 2019, 16:41 GMT
Updated 10th Jan 2019, 17:49 GMT
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But the jury at Winchester Crown Court is still deliberating a further count of the same charge against Roger Smith, 61, of Bullfinch Road.

He was on trial alongside former Army captain Peter Laidler, of Anson Close, Marcham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire and two other defendants.

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