'Quite substantial case file' now complete regarding police officer accused of stealing ammunition from PSNI training facility
A court has been told a "quite substantial" case file has been finalised regarding a police officer accused of stealing ammunition from a PSNI training facility in Antrim town.
Robert Charles Rodgers (63) faces eight charges relating to the alleged theft and possession of ammunition. The charges relate to between June and October last year.
The case was mentioned at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, where an investigating officer gave a progress update.
The defendant had been excused from attending court. The case has now been adjourned to to June. The accused remains on bail.
He is charged with stealing ammunition belonging to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, having ammunition without a firearms licence and possessing firearms and ammunition in suspicious circumstances.
He is also accused of fraud and dishonestly abusing his position by creating a security card to access an armoury, as well as possessing 'gun powder' in suspicious circumstances.
The PSNI previously said he has been suspended pending the outcome of the case and internal misconduct proceedings. The offences are alleged to have taken place at a PSNI training centre at Steeple in Antrim.