A former police sergeant and council officer have been cleared of any wrongdoing after they were accused of misusing council and police equipment to dig up information in a dispute over a stolen car.Paul Potter, former New Addington safer neighbourhood sergeant, and Alan O'Brien, who worked for the council's antisocial behaviour team, were both cleared by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Friday.As well as the car dispute, Mr Potter was also accused of breaching data protection laws to look up...
