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Man gets 140hrs community service for posing as a cop to get free meals
12 Aug 2012 at 08:18hrs | Views
A Karoi man who masqueraded as a police detective in order to get free meals at a restaurant for more than a week has been ordered to perform 140 hours of community service after a Karoi magistrate convicted him.
Magistrate Mrs Nyaradzo Ringisayi initially slapped Albert Saliki with a 10-month jail term but conditionally sus­pended six months on condition he set­tles the US$43 bill he incurred at the restaurant by this Friday.
The remaining four months were also suspended on condition he per­forms 140 hours of community service at the Karoi Magistrates' Court.
It is the State's case that on July 4 this year, Saliki visited Supreme Restaurant in Karoi, posing as a Makuti-based police detective.
He told restaurant pro­prietor Mr Jaswell Kapesa that he wanted meals for which he would pay after complet­ing his "special operation" in the area.
He then served Saliki and an elderly man, whom Saliki claimed was a sus­pect, a plate of sadza and a drink each. On July 14, information filtered through to Mr
Kapesa that the "Makuti detective" had been spotted at Karoi Police Station where he was quizzed in a theft case.
Mr Kapesa then filed a police report.
Also read: Man poses as police detective to get a free meal in a restaurant
Magistrate Mrs Nyaradzo Ringisayi initially slapped Albert Saliki with a 10-month jail term but conditionally sus­pended six months on condition he set­tles the US$43 bill he incurred at the restaurant by this Friday.
The remaining four months were also suspended on condition he per­forms 140 hours of community service at the Karoi Magistrates' Court.
It is the State's case that on July 4 this year, Saliki visited Supreme Restaurant in Karoi, posing as a Makuti-based police detective.
He told restaurant pro­prietor Mr Jaswell Kapesa that he wanted meals for which he would pay after complet­ing his "special operation" in the area.
He then served Saliki and an elderly man, whom Saliki claimed was a sus­pect, a plate of sadza and a drink each. On July 14, information filtered through to Mr
Kapesa that the "Makuti detective" had been spotted at Karoi Police Station where he was quizzed in a theft case.
Mr Kapesa then filed a police report.
Also read: Man poses as police detective to get a free meal in a restaurant
Source - SM
