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A policeman has been sent to prison for conspiring to steal from cash machines on Tyneside. A policeman has been jailed for masterminding a series of raids on cash machines on Tyneside.
Suspended Northumbria Police officer Jason Singh, who was based in South Shields, was sentenced to six years for planning the raids. Suspended Northumbria Police officer Jason Singh, who was based in South Shields, was the ringleader of a gang targeting machines in Gateshead.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that he was part of a gang which made off with more than £13,000 from a cash machine at a petrol station in Dunston. Newcastle Crown Court heard he had turned to crime to feed his £600 a week cocaine habit.
The 24-year-old from Dunston admitted two charges of conspiracy to steal. The 24-year-old from Dunston admitted two charges of conspiracy to steal and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Passing sentence, Judge Esmond Faulks, said: "You were at the time a serving police officer.
"You have let everybody down, not just yourself and your family, but the general public and the police whose reputation for integrity and honesty you have tarnished."
Singh appeared in court with his brother Craig, 20, of Ryde Terrace, Dunston.
Also in court were: Mark MacDonald, 26, of Chelsea Gardens, Deckham; Shane Faife, 25, of Curzon Street, Bensham; Justin Brown, 28, of Fernlough, Windy Nook; Joseph McDonald, 27, of Colegate, Leam Lane, all Gateshead, and Peter Chisholm, 27, of Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle.
They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal on the day their trial was due to begin.