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Anti-terror cop faces sack over document theft as appeal fails
A FORMER senior terror cop who left top secret documents in the boot of his car has failed in a last-minute attempt to avert his imminent dismissal.
West Midlands Police assistant chief constable Marcus Beale, 54, pleaded guilty in December to breaching the Official Secrets Act.
A secure briefcase containing the secret documents was stolen from his car, having been left in the vehicle for five days last May.
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