Former South Yorkshire Police employee ordered to pay back cash stolen from evidence locker
A large amount of cash seized by police in 2013 went missing - with the 55 year old subsequently being convicted of theft
Last updated 16th Jul 2025
A former South Yorkshire Police employee has been ordered to pay back over £100,000 which was stolen from a police evidence locker in 2013.
Jacqueline Fletcher, aged 55, of Boundary Walk, Rotherham, was jailed for two years and eight months after admitting to four counts of theft in 2018.
A large amount of cash was seized by the force in 2013 and placed into a storeroom at Attercliffe Police Station, where Fletcher was working at the time.
While claiming to have banked the cash in a force bank account she had in fact placed £98,500 into her own account.
The theft was uncovered in 2017, with a confiscation order now being handed to Fletcher forcing her to hand back a total of £108,256.86 in ill-gotten gains.
It follows a review of the case by the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Crime Unit (YHROCU).
Detective Superintendent James Axe, head of our Professional Standards Department, said:
"We expect all of our employees to behave professionally, honestly and with integrity. Fletcher showed none of these traits, behaving disgracefully and abusing the trust placed in her.
"The vital work carried out the YHROCU's ACE team has ensured that more of the money Fletcher stole will be recovered.
"The money secured through confiscation order helps fund community grant schemes and officer training allowing us to give back to our communities, as well as ensuring Fletcher does not continue to benefit from her offending."