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TimesLIVE reports that a Durban man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly posed as a police officer to rob a victim of his cash and cellphone.
Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala indicated that the 35-year-old suspect was scheduled to appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday on charges of robbery and impersonating a police officer. Gwala reported: “Yesterday at 12.30, Durban Central police officers were patrolling along Warwick Avenue when a man approached them and informed them that two unknown suspects robbed him. It was alleged that one of the men posed as a police officer. The victim was searched and robbed of his belongings by the two men. The police officers conducted a follow-up operation, which led them to the Phoenix taxi rank in the CBD, where one of the suspects was identified by the victim. A 35-year-old man was searched and was found in possession of the complainant’s cellphone and cash.” The man was found in possession of a fake appointment card.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Suthentira Govender at TimesLIVE
- Read too, KZN man in the dock for committing a robbery while impersonating a police officer, at Independent Media
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