Gatwick Airport PCSO jailed for stealing from passengers

[Maestro]

25 September 2014 Last updated at 12:35 GMT

Gatwick Airport PCSO jailed for stealing from passengers

A Sussex PCSO who stole thousands of pounds from passengers while on duty at Gatwick Airport, has been jailed for six and a half years

Alexis Scott, 39, tricked people into thinking they had too much cash on them as they boarded flights in April 2013.

She was convicted of six counts of theft and one count of misfeasance - carrying out a legal act illegally - at Canterbury Crown Court in July.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29363583

[Maestro]

Removed a troll post.

[phuketjock]

Sorry I have been trying really hard not to ask, please excuse my ignorance

but what is a PCSO??

[Satcommlee]

A wannabe police man, bit like the Foreign Police Volunteers.. except they are paid and have no prior criminal convictions

[ThaidDown]

Police Community Support Officers.

Info https://www.gov.uk/police-community-support-officers-what-they-are

not showing off, I had to look it up.

Add.. they did not have then when I was last in the UK, at that time I think the police were called 'bow street runners' ( It's been a long time)