Former Met police officer arrested in investigation into leaks to press

A 52-year-old former Metropolitan police officer has been arrested by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The man was arrested at his home in Berkshire on Tuesday morning as the result of information passed to the IPCC as part of the Met's investigation into leaks to the press, Operation Elveden. The IPCC said in a statement: "A 52-year-old man, a former Metropolitan Police Service officer, was arrested by the IPCC at his home in Berkshire this morning (10 January) on suspicion of misconduct in public office and Data Protection Act offences. "The arrest is the result of information passed to the IPCC by the Metropolitan Police Service team investigating Operation Elveden and relates to the alleged passing of unauthorised information to a journalist. "The man is currently in the custody of IPCC investigators at a Thames Valley police station." • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook .