Police officer stood down

A senior Auckland police officer has been stood down amid allegations of corruption.

Senior Sergeant Brian Locke, who is in charge of Auckland's Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit, was stood down from his duties, on full pay, in late September, One News reported last night.

He is in charge of the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit that oversees commercial drivers of buses, taxis, trucks and couriers.

After he was initially stood down he was served with a suspension notice on November 5, when police began investigating claims of corruption and that he influenced a court case.

Mr Locke denies all the allegations and has not been charged. He reportedly was frustrated at the time of the investigation and hadn't been told specific details of the allegations.

One News said Detective Superintendent Andy Lovelock couldn't talk about individual cases but in a statement said the public could be assured police took allegations of corruption by police seriously.

"As a matter of course allegations of this nature are reported to the Independent Police Conduct Authority who provides oversight of any subsequent police investigation."

A law enforcement officer can serve up to seven years' jail for corruptly obtaining or accepting a bribe. Mr Locke couldn't be contacted last night.