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Police call handler tried to tip off criminal boyfriend
Two police civilian workers admitted improper database access after one tipped off a criminal boyfriend and the other viewed records without a lawful reason.
- On Thursday, former Derbyshire Constabulary call handlers Ellie-Mae Doherty and Jessica Fitzhugh were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court for misusing police data to assist their criminal partners.
- Both women joined Derbyshire Constabulary in 2023 and signed declarations against criminal associations, yet maintained undisclosed relationships with men involved in crime while accessing sensitive information without professional justification.
- Doherty was jailed for 11 months after admitting she passed operational details to a partner, while Fitzhugh received a four-month term, confessing to accessing records out of "idle curiosity" about her associate.
- Judge Timothy Spencer KC noted the severity of the breaches after both women admitted to unauthorized access to the Incident Management System and other confidential police databases without justification.
- Independent Office for Police Conduct Director Emily Barry stated the sentences send a clear warning, with both women now facing misconduct hearings expected to bar them from future policing roles.
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