A police officer who stole underwear from a home he was searching has been jailed after being caught on camera.

Marcin Zielinski, 47, was working for Hertfordshire Police when he carried out a Section 32 search in September 2024.

Zielinski, from St Albans, admitted to one charge of theft and a charge of corrupt or improper exercise of police powers and privileges.

He resigned from the force whilst under investigation in November 2024 and was jailed for four months at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday.

Hertfordshire Constabulary Assistant Chief Constable Genna Telfer said: “Zielinski has let down the public of Hertfordshire, the police service as a whole and his former colleagues, who act with professionalism and integrity.

“His criminal behaviour damages the reputation of policing and represents a fundamental betrayal of the public and the values for which the police service stands.”