A Merseyside police officer accused of conspiring to commit burglary and supply cannabis will stand trial.
PC Barry Parkinson denies the offences – along with a charge of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
The 45-year-old, of Beechburn Crescent, Page Moss, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court with four other alleged conspirators.
The policeman has already pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in a public office.
Parkinson, along with Shaun Blackburn, 30, of Kenbury Road, Kirkby; David Gould, 52, of Grange Avenue, West Derby; and Robert Sloan, 44, of Steeple View, Kirkby; all deny conspiracy to commit burglary between January 1, 2014 and June 27, 2014.
They also deny conspiracy to supply a controlled Class B drug, cannabis, between the same period.
Parkinson and David Nuttall, 46, of Bonnington Close, St Helens, deny conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office during that time.
Nuttall has pleaded guilty to producing a controlled Class B drug, cannabis, and to abstracting electricity.
Sloan has admitted two counts of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office.
Their trial will begin on Monday, October 5.
Judge Clement Goldstone, QC, remanded Parkinson, Nuttall, Gould and Sloan on bail.
The Recorder of Liverpool remanded Blackburn in custody.
Merseyside Police has previously confirmed that Parkinson was suspended last summer.
A police spokesman said: “PC Parkinson was suspended from the force in June 2014 while an investigation took place and remains suspended at this time.”
The trial will begin on Monday, October 5 “and is expected to last four to five weeks.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/