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PC Sarah Greaves given suspended sentence over drug charge | PC Sarah Greaves given suspended sentence over drug charge |
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A former South Yorkshire police officer who admitted offering to supply cocaine has walked free from court. | A former South Yorkshire police officer who admitted offering to supply cocaine has walked free from court. |
PC Sarah Greaves, 29, from Doncaster, made offers to supply the drug in text messages last year, though no drugs were exchanged. | PC Sarah Greaves, 29, from Doncaster, made offers to supply the drug in text messages last year, though no drugs were exchanged. |
At Sheffield Crown Court, she was given a 12-month sentence, which was suspended for two years. | At Sheffield Crown Court, she was given a 12-month sentence, which was suspended for two years. |
Her ex-boyfriend, Adam Dickinson, from Worksop, was jailed for 18 months after admitting two drugs offences. | Her ex-boyfriend, Adam Dickinson, from Worksop, was jailed for 18 months after admitting two drugs offences. |
Greaves was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. | Greaves was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. |
She resigned shortly before pleading guilty to the offence at Derby Crown Court in November. | She resigned shortly before pleading guilty to the offence at Derby Crown Court in November. |
'Betrayal of trust' | |
The court heard Greaves' involvement was uncovered when Dickinson was arrested as part of an investigation into drug dealing in Sheffield. | |
After his arrest police found text messages sent to him by Greaves that related to supplying cocaine to a friend of the officer. | |
One text read: "Have you got some spare 2g at home?" | |
A second said: "Will you put me up a bag for Vix?" | |
Andy Holt, Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, said: "Greaves was a former officer who betrayed the trust of the public and her hardworking colleagues. | Andy Holt, Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, said: "Greaves was a former officer who betrayed the trust of the public and her hardworking colleagues. |
"Her actions are totally at odds with the values of South Yorkshire Police; she is now a criminal." | "Her actions are totally at odds with the values of South Yorkshire Police; she is now a criminal." |
Dickinson, 31, pleaded guilty to offering to supply a class A drug and conspiracy to supply a class B Drug. | Dickinson, 31, pleaded guilty to offering to supply a class A drug and conspiracy to supply a class B Drug. |