Cop cleared of computer misuse

A police sergeant has been cleared of allegations he used his work computer to access data over a dodgy car sale for personal reasons. Paul Potter, 38, was alleged to have obtained personal data with the alleged help of Croydon Council ASBO officer Alan O’Brien, 49, who had access to the Experian credit check website. The sergeant used the site to look up a man named Anthony Everest who he had bought a Mitsubishi car from before selling it on…