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| A former Surrey police officer has been arrested under Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden investigation into alleged corrupt payments by journalists to public officials. | A former Surrey police officer has been arrested under Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden investigation into alleged corrupt payments by journalists to public officials. |
| The 41-year-old man was arrested at his home in Sussex at 6am on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Scotland Yard said the former officer is being interviewed at a Sussex police station. | The 41-year-old man was arrested at his home in Sussex at 6am on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Scotland Yard said the former officer is being interviewed at a Sussex police station. |
| He becomes the 62nd arrest under Operation Elveden since it launched in January 2012. A number of journalists, public officials and police officers have been charged under the Scotland Yard inquiry. | He becomes the 62nd arrest under Operation Elveden since it launched in January 2012. A number of journalists, public officials and police officers have been charged under the Scotland Yard inquiry. |
| Last month, a former policeman and an ex-prison officer became the first to plead guilty to charges arising out of Operation Elveden. | Last month, a former policeman and an ex-prison officer became the first to plead guilty to charges arising out of Operation Elveden. |
| Alan Tierney, a former Surrey police constable, received a 10-month jail sentence after admitting selling details to the Sun of the separate arrests of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and the mother of the former England football captain John Terry. Richard Trunkfield, a former operational support officer at a high security prison near Milton Keynes, received a 16-month prison sentence for passing on details about one of James Bulger's killers, Jon Venables. | Alan Tierney, a former Surrey police constable, received a 10-month jail sentence after admitting selling details to the Sun of the separate arrests of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and the mother of the former England football captain John Terry. Richard Trunkfield, a former operational support officer at a high security prison near Milton Keynes, received a 16-month prison sentence for passing on details about one of James Bulger's killers, Jon Venables. |
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