Nosey West Midlands Police officer provided 'preferential service' to relatives wanting 'secret info'

PC Rogers would have been dismissed if he had not resigned05:03, 20 Jul 2026A nosey police officer scoured confidential systems so he could get 'updates' on cases and inform relatives, a misconduct hearing was told.‌PC Rogers accessed West Midlands Police systems 16 times over three years so he could get hold of information about himself, relatives and people he knew.‌He 'abused his position' by 'providing a preferential service' to family members who were victims of crime, offering up information to them.‌Rogers was found to have breached policing standards of professional behaviour, with a panel finding that his actions amounted to gross misconduct.He 'failed to treat sensitive policing information with respect' and did not access the data 'for policing purposes in the proper course of h