India, Nov. 10 -- A former UK detective has been jailed for four years and two months after stealing more than £85,000 in seized cash from her own police force. Michelle "Kirsty" Reason, 54, exploited her role as an exhibits officer in a high-level investigation unit to siphon off cash from a police safe over nearly four years.

According to a statement by Derbyshire Police, Reason took the money while working as a detective constable in a specialist team investigating high-level drug gangs. In that position, she was among the few with access to a safe that stored hundreds of thousands of pounds.

"She initially stole £15,000 and told officers that, once she found that nobody had noticed, began taking money on a regular basis un...