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| South Wales Police officers charged with £30,000 theft | South Wales Police officers charged with £30,000 theft |
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| Two serving police officers and their former colleague have appeared in court accused of stealing a total of £30,000. | Two serving police officers and their former colleague have appeared in court accused of stealing a total of £30,000. |
| South Wales Police constables Christopher Evans, 37, and Michael Stokes, 34, along with ex-Det Sgt Stephen Phillips, 46, denied theft charges at Bridgend magistrates court. | South Wales Police constables Christopher Evans, 37, and Michael Stokes, 34, along with ex-Det Sgt Stephen Phillips, 46, denied theft charges at Bridgend magistrates court. |
| The money is alleged to have been stolen from a Swansea home raided by police in April 2011. | The money is alleged to have been stolen from a Swansea home raided by police in April 2011. |
| They will appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 8 December. | They will appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 8 December. |
| Mr Stokes, of Glynneath, and Mr Phillips, of Winch Wen, Swansea, face four charges of theft each. | |
| Mr Evans, of Llangennech, Carmarthenshire has been charged with two counts of theft. | |
| South Wales Police confirmed the three men had been charged as part of an ongoing investigation carried out by its professional standards department. | South Wales Police confirmed the three men had been charged as part of an ongoing investigation carried out by its professional standards department. |