Brickbat: Making Myself Useful
Prosecutors said Gardner searched police databases without a legitimate law enforcement reason for information on one man and three women, which she then shared with them. "I have my uses," she told the man in question.
- ▪Prosecutors said Gardner searched police databases without a legitimate law enforcement reason for information on one man and three women, which she then shared with them.
- ▪"I have my uses," she told the man in question.
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Police Brickbat: Making Myself Useful Charles Oliver | 7.14.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/open-file-cabinet-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="An open file cabinet with papers inside" alt="An open file cabinet with papers inside | Illustration: Midjourney" /> (Illustration: Midjourney) A jury in Wales convicted Detective Inspector Emma Gardner of the North Wales Police of unauthorized access to computer material, for illegally accessing confidential police computer records to look up information for her friends.
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