Greater Manchester Police officer charged with string of offences including fraud and perverting the course of justice

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been charged with a string of offences including fraud and perverting the course of justice.

PC Jessica Verbruggen has been charged after an investigation by West Yorkshire Police into a car chase in Leeds. The 29-year-old works for the force in the Salford area.

The full list of offences she is charged with is: permitting use of a vehicle with no insurance, aiding/abeting the driving of a vehicle whilst disqualified, two computer misuse offences, fraud by false representation and two counts of committing acts with the intent to pervert the course of Justice.

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She has been charged alongside Karl Simpkins, 45, of Newton Square, Leeds, who has been charged with dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance and possession of a Class B drug. The pair were arrested following a fail to stop police pursuit in Leeds in November 2021.

Verbruggen and Simpkins are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Friday, September 30.

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