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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Henry Vaughan

Officer policing West End venues ‘took bribes – including Man Utd tickets’

PA Wire

A Metropolitan Police officer responsible for policing London’s West End bars and nightclubs took bribes including a tailored suit, £7,000 family trip to Morocco and the services of a professional escort, a court has been told.

While working with the Westminster Licensing Unit between 2013-2015, former sergeant Frank Partridge, 49, allegedly also accepted tickets to see heavy metal band Metallica, a trip to watch Manchester United and money for renovation work at his home.

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