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Senior detective pete yeates arrested after smartphones missing from police property lock-up are put up for sale on eBay

By Exposed Police | on 17/10/2012 |
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Det Sgt Peter Yeates, of Wimborne Minster, Dorset, is accused of taking goods from an internal police store. The missing goods are believed to be expensive smartphones. The 50-year-old detective is currently suspended after being arrested and questioned about the theft of missing property.
A senior detective has been arrested over allegations he stole property from a police store to sell on the internet.

Det Sgt Peter Yeates is accused of taking the goods which are believed to be expensive mobile phones from an internal police store.

The items held at the station include valuable possessions such as jewellery and money seized by officers during raids, confiscated stolen goods or lost property handed in by the public.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed it is supervising the investigation being carried out by Dorset Police

The officer Peter Yeates, who works for a major crime unit that deals with the most serious cases including high-profile murders and organised crime, is accused of selling phones to unsuspecting customers on the internet auction site eBay.

Yeates, who is known by some officers as ‘Posh Pete’ and ‘Yuppie Yeates’ for his well-spoken accent attained while growing up in colonial Rhodesia and grammar school in England, was due to retire from the force in just three weeks.

But the 50-year-old detective is currently suspended after being arrested last week and questioned about the theft of missing property.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission confirmed it is supervising the investigation that is being carried out by Dorset Police.

A source said: ‘It’s been all around the stations that he’s been arrested for allegedly stealing phones from the store and selling them on eBay.

‘He’s a detective on the major crime unit and ironically has even been investigating fellow officers who are suspected of committing fraud.

The goods missing from the internal store are believed to be expensive smartphones

‘Peter Yeates was due to retire in a few weeks.

‘He’s called Yuppie Yeates and Posh Pete because of his plummy accent, smart suits and the way he talks about going to Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Sailsbury. I’m sure he’s really upset about this happening especially as he is so close to retiring.’

Yeates, who lives in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, has a 13-year-old son and spends his weekends coaching his local junior rugby team.

He wrote on his Facebook account: ‘I have a 13 year old son for whom I will do anything. At the moment I am concentrating a lot of my efforts to try and get him into the senior school of his choice.

‘In addition I have been the lead coach in his club rugby, Wimborne and have taken the team to become one of the strongest in his age group in the area.’

There are strict rules about how long police can hold property that has been seized or handed in by the public after being found. If it is not claimed within a certain time period then it can be sold at auction by individual forces with the money being given to charities or to fund community policing.

Dorset Police refused to deny or confirm Peter Yeates arrest despite giving the age, address and reason for arrest to the press for nearly all members of the public detained by the force. A spokesman said:

‘Unfortunately we do not confirm the identity of anyone who may or may not be subject to a police investigation.

‘Also, we do not comment on internal staffing matters.’

An IPCC spokesman said it was aware of the arrest of a Dorset officer for alleged theft and had decided to take a supervising role while the force carried out its investigation.

Mr Yeates said: ‘I’m terribly sorry, I’m not making any comment.’

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3 Responses to “Senior detective pete yeates arrested after smartphones missing from police property lock-up are put up for sale on eBay”

  1. 17/11/2014

    bill coop Reply

    Dorset police are some of the worst criminals in the country. Everybody knows that ex Chief Constable Baker is a freemason, but don’t expect them to be held to account. Bakers favorite PC Winward who he honered, has a son that is a crack addict, and for obvious reasons won’t investigate the known (Scott Meyers and Tom Videan ) dealers in Lyme Regis.
    Also an ex cop Mr Lovell was removed from planning by the Standards Board, but the village is still heaving with masonic scum.
    PC Winward is beyound useless and extrapolates to his hearts content without any regard for the facts, but without an American type of legal system there is nothing to stop them.

  2. 13/05/2016

    Wayne Reply

    Detective yates admitted the thefts were made to finance his kids through unni, this equals a large sum of money, so why wasn’t the proceeds of crime act e forced,and why did it take Dorset polcie 12 months to charge him

    • 04/09/2016

      Exposed Police Reply

      Good point. I would suggest we forward this question to Dorset Police or the IPCC but I have a feeling they won’t respond…

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