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Kali Lindsay

Northumbria Police officer found drunk behind wheel of police van avoids jail

An on duty Northumbria Police officer who was found drunk in a police van has been given a suspended sentence.

Helen Kane, 38, was given a six-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of misconduct in a public office following a trial last month.

Kane was over three times the legal drink-drive limit when a dog walker found her asleep behind the wheel of a parked police van on November 3, last year.

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