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PHOTOS: 2 Zimbabweans; 1 SA police officer arrested for robbery
17 Nov 2022 at 16:47hrs | Views
Reports coming from the neighbouring South Africa indicate that two Zimbabwean nationals team other with six South Africans with one of them being a police officer to plot committing a robbery in that country's Johannesburg City.
Impeccable sources told this reported that the SAPS member was arrested alongside with six other suspects who allegedly planned a business robbery when the local JMPD officers intercepted them. The officer and his accomplices were found in possession of a 9mm pistol, a SAPS bulletproof vest, caps and badges.
SAPS sources said all seven suspects which included five South African and two Zimbabwean nationals were detained at Johannesburg Central SAPS where a case docket has been opened for further investigation.
Meanwhile, four police officers who were stationed at the Tembisa Rabasotho Police Station have been arrested for Kidnapping, robbery, and assault.
The officers were arrested on Monday after one of their alleged victims positively identified the officers.
The suspects allegedly came to his house in full police uniform, removed his safe, and drove him to a secluded area where they beat him and demanded he unlock the safe for them.
Two police officers told the victim that they were going to search his room as they had information that he was dealing drugs.
Two more police officers are said to have entered the room and removed the safe from the wall and handcuffed the victim and placed him in the back of the police marked NP 300.
Afterwards, they initially began driving the victim towards Tembisa Rabasotho Police Station before officers decided to make a U-turn, and drove back to the victim's place of residence.
When they arrived back at the victim's house, officers started searching his room over again.
The four men then drove to the police station where they shared the R15,000 money they allegedly had stolen from the victim.
On Monday, the victim received SMSs from his bank stating that his card was used at Engen View in Tembisa. The amounts were R54, R49.99, R100 and R250.
The same day, the complainant informed the detective investigating the case about the transactions.
The victim had also received a phone call from a police officer who robbed him. The detective used the number to trap the police suspects when he called them into his office.
One suspect came in and informed the detective that his accomplice was outside the police station on duty.
They were all called into his office, where the complainant positively identified all four suspects to be the ones who kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed him.
The detective immediately arrested the four police suspects and locked them up at the Kempton Park Police Station.
Impeccable sources told this reported that the SAPS member was arrested alongside with six other suspects who allegedly planned a business robbery when the local JMPD officers intercepted them. The officer and his accomplices were found in possession of a 9mm pistol, a SAPS bulletproof vest, caps and badges.
SAPS sources said all seven suspects which included five South African and two Zimbabwean nationals were detained at Johannesburg Central SAPS where a case docket has been opened for further investigation.
Meanwhile, four police officers who were stationed at the Tembisa Rabasotho Police Station have been arrested for Kidnapping, robbery, and assault.
The officers were arrested on Monday after one of their alleged victims positively identified the officers.
The suspects allegedly came to his house in full police uniform, removed his safe, and drove him to a secluded area where they beat him and demanded he unlock the safe for them.
Two police officers told the victim that they were going to search his room as they had information that he was dealing drugs.
Two more police officers are said to have entered the room and removed the safe from the wall and handcuffed the victim and placed him in the back of the police marked NP 300.
Afterwards, they initially began driving the victim towards Tembisa Rabasotho Police Station before officers decided to make a U-turn, and drove back to the victim's place of residence.
The four men then drove to the police station where they shared the R15,000 money they allegedly had stolen from the victim.
On Monday, the victim received SMSs from his bank stating that his card was used at Engen View in Tembisa. The amounts were R54, R49.99, R100 and R250.
The same day, the complainant informed the detective investigating the case about the transactions.
The victim had also received a phone call from a police officer who robbed him. The detective used the number to trap the police suspects when he called them into his office.
One suspect came in and informed the detective that his accomplice was outside the police station on duty.
They were all called into his office, where the complainant positively identified all four suspects to be the ones who kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed him.
The detective immediately arrested the four police suspects and locked them up at the Kempton Park Police Station.
Source - Byo24News/ Scrolla Africa
