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| A serving Metropolitan police officer in the territorial policing command has been arrested over alleged corrupt payments from journalists. | A serving Metropolitan police officer in the territorial policing command has been arrested over alleged corrupt payments from journalists. |
| The male officer, 50, was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office by detectives from the Operation Elveden investigation at 6am on Tuesday. | The male officer, 50, was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office by detectives from the Operation Elveden investigation at 6am on Tuesday. |
| He was arrested at his home in the Wimbledon area, south-west London, and becomes the 60th person held under Operation Elveden. He is the 100th person to be arrested under the three investigations into phone hacking, payments from journalists to police and public officials, and criminal breaches of privacy. | He was arrested at his home in the Wimbledon area, south-west London, and becomes the 60th person held under Operation Elveden. He is the 100th person to be arrested under the three investigations into phone hacking, payments from journalists to police and public officials, and criminal breaches of privacy. |
| Scotland Yard said the officer serves in the territorial policing command based in a south London borough. He is being questioned at a south London police station. | Scotland Yard said the officer serves in the territorial policing command based in a south London borough. He is being questioned at a south London police station. |
| The force added in a statement: "Today's arrest is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's Management and Standards Committee. | The force added in a statement: "Today's arrest is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation's Management and Standards Committee. |
| "It relates to suspected payments to a police officer and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." | "It relates to suspected payments to a police officer and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately." |
| Territorial policing officers are described as "London's local police" and serve in the capital's 33 borough command units. They are assisted by specialist officers from the Territorial Support Group when responding to planned or spontaneous disorder in London. | Territorial policing officers are described as "London's local police" and serve in the capital's 33 borough command units. They are assisted by specialist officers from the Territorial Support Group when responding to planned or spontaneous disorder in London. |
| The latest arrest is the 106th under the Operation Weeting, Operation Elveden, and Operation Tuleta investigations. Some suspects, including former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, have been arrested under more than one inquiry. Of the 100 arrested, 20 have been charged and one has been convicted. | The latest arrest is the 106th under the Operation Weeting, Operation Elveden, and Operation Tuleta investigations. Some suspects, including former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and ex-News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, have been arrested under more than one inquiry. Of the 100 arrested, 20 have been charged and one has been convicted. |
| The arrest of the serving Met police officer comes 12 days after DCI April Casburn became the first to be jailed as part of the Operation Elveden inquiry. She was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty of offering to sell information to the News of the World about Scotland Yard's investigation into phone hacking. | The arrest of the serving Met police officer comes 12 days after DCI April Casburn became the first to be jailed as part of the Operation Elveden inquiry. She was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty of offering to sell information to the News of the World about Scotland Yard's investigation into phone hacking. |
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