Ex-police officer jailed for stealing women’s underwear during search

A police officer conducting a search of a woman’s bedroom took something that wasn’t exactly evidence.

PC Marcin Zielinski can be seen searching through a woman’s underwear drawer on a hidden camera placed behind some children’s toys.

Unaware he is being recorded, Zielinski, 47, looks away before reaching back into the drawer, grabbing a pink pair of panties and stuffing them into his back pocket. He then quickly leaves the room.

Zielinski resigned from the force while under investigation in November 2024.

You’re Knicked: Zielenski snatches a pair of pink panties from a woman’s home

He was sentenced to four months in prison this week after admitting to the theft.

Cambridge Crown Court heard that Zielinski stole the panties while he was carrying out a Section 32 search at a Hertfordshire home on September 12 last year.

A former Hertfordshire police officer has been jailed after stealing a woman’s underwear

A woman living at the address had been arrested in connection with an unrelated matter and was later released with no further action taken.

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said the force was ‘appalled’ by his actions, adding that Zielinski had already been suspended and would now face misconduct proceedings.

They said: ‘This behaviour is a gross breach of trust and falls far below the standards expected of a serving officer. His conviction and sentence reflect the seriousness of the offence.’

The victim is being supported by specialist officers.