Policewoman accused of helping Hells Angels gang

Policewoman accused of helping Hells Angels gang: "Senior Constable Lauren Conte, of Linton, is alleged to have inappropriately searched the force's LEAP database after forming a friendship with the sergeant-at-arms Hells Angels' Nomads bikie club, Paul Peterson.
Senior Constable Conte appeared briefly in court where her lawyer, Mike Wardell, made an application for an adjournment.
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Lauren Conte Magistrate Kay Robertson did not object and adjourned the case until December 8 for a contested mention.
The Office of Public Prosecutions has taken over the prosecution of the case.
Senior Constable Conte is charged with four counts of improperly accessing police information, after being charged earlier this year by detectives from the Ethical Standards Department.
Peterson is a notorious bikie who in 2007 pleaded guilty to a role in an incident in which three Hells Angels members bashed and tortured a man, cutting off one of his toes in a five-hour ordeal."