PC Nicola Elston, 28, was found guilty of jumping a taxi without paying
A police officer has been fined more than £1,000 after she was found guilty of jumping a taxi without paying.
PC Nicola Elston, 28, a serving Metropolitan Police officer with Lambeth borough, was found guilty of making off without payment of a taxi fare in Croydon on June 27 last year.
She appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one count of assault and one count of making off without payment.
She was found not guilty of assault.
She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.
PC Elston remains on restricted duties.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Now that the criminal proceedings have been completed we will be able to complete our misconduct process.”
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