Ch Insp Baldwin pleaded not guilty to fraud charges

A senior police officer from Essex pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud when he appeared in court.

Ch Insp Jonathan Baldwin, 41, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court in Suffolk charged with fraud relating to false mileage claims.

The court heard he was accused of making "a false representation to Essex Constabulary, which was untrue or might be misleading".

He was released on bail until his trial at Ipswich Crown Court in December.