A joint operation between the Provincial Extortion Task Team and Moorreesburg police ensured the arrest of a suspect on several charges.
On Thursday (9 June) members acted on information received of a former police member impersonating a police officer in Rosenhof, Malmesbury.
They raided the suspect’s place of residence and found several police-uniform items. The 43-year-old male tried evading arrest by assaulting a police officer.
He was arrested for possession of state property, assault of a police officer, impersonating a police officer and resisting arrest. Once charged, the suspect will appear in the Malmesbury Magistrates’ Court.
In an unrelated incident, a suspect wanted in Hillcrest was arrested by Citrusdal police on Thursday night.
A warrant of arrest was issued in Gauteng, following a house robbery and murder in Hillcrest.
Information emerged revealing that the suspect resides in the Riverview informal settlement in Citrusdal. Having confirmed the whereabouts of the suspect, an operation was conducted and the suspect was arrested and detained. He made his court appearance in the Clanwilliam Magistrates’ Court last Friday.
