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Britain / 28 March 2018
Anti-terror cop faces sack over document theft as appeal fails
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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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