Jail for police camera operators who deleted Staffordshire speeding offence data

Samantha Halden-Evans and Jonathan Hill also conspired to run number plate checks and passed on details of active speed cameras

Two former police camera operators have been jailed for deleting speeding offence data to help friends avoid fines.

Samantha Halden-Evans and Jonathan Hill conspired with each other between May 2019 and October 2020 while working as staff for Staffordshire[1] police, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.

Evidence found on a phone showed Halden-Evans, 36, had been deleting offence details so that people, many of whom were known to herself or to Hill, would avoid speeding penalties.

Hill, 47, also asked Halden-Evans to check number plates to see if the drivers had been caught speeding at specific locations.

Halden-Evans was also found to be passing on details about which speed cameras in Staffordshire were active.