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Yes she might have been subject to disciplinary procedures and in turn that might even have lead to dismissal. But a jail sentence, probably much longer than the attempted burglar would ever have got seems very excessive. There has to be something else here that isn't apparent from the media reports.

It's worth noting that although officers might claim to someone "we know you did it" that is often going to be a gambit to see if they can get an offender to open up and admit something. It isn't going to be proof.