Shamed ex-cop stole thousands of pounds from two hotels to blow on cocaine and his addiction to hookers

A SHAMED ex-policeman stole thousands of pounds from two hotels to blow on cocaine and his addiction to hookers.

Former PC James Hughes, 40, began taking cash after serving 12 months for accessing police records to contact vulnerable women.

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Former PC James Hughes has been jailed for two-and-a-half years[/caption]

He took £24,000 from a North Wales hotel where he was manager and blew the money on drugs and prostitutes.

Hughes fled to Croydon, South London, as the net closed in — only to steal £40,000 from a hotel where he was live-in managing director.

His lawyer, Ffion Tomos, said he was “locked into a self-destructive pattern” because of his addiction to sex workers.

Hughes, of Helmsley, North Yorks, admitted the thefts and was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Swansea crown court.