{"id":278706,"date":"2025-09-19T11:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=278706"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:10:55","slug":"off-duty-traffic-officer-assaulted-and-robbed-in-baden-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/off-duty-traffic-officer-assaulted-and-robbed-in-baden-powell\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty traffic officer assaulted and robbed in Baden Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An off-duty City of Cape Town <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/watch-one-arrested-for-attack-on-leap-officers-in-valhalla-park\/\">traffic officer was assaulted and robbed<\/a> in the early hours of this morning (19 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities were first alerted to his assault when his vehicle was discovered abandoned along Baden Powell Drive near Eisleben Road, in Mitchell&#8217;s Plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to City Traffic Services spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout a patrolling officer came across the vehicle just before 06:30. The car was empty, but bloodstains were visible inside and the ignition key had been broken off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" data-attachment-id=\"278707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/off-duty-traffic-officer-assaulted-and-robbed-in-baden-powell\/trafficofficer_95187\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trafficofficer_95187\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A picture that circulated on social media shows City and police officers responding  in full force after a traffic officer&amp;#8217;s vehicle was found abandoned with blood inside.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A picture that circulated on social media shows City and police officers responding  in full force after a traffic officer&amp;#8217;s vehicle was found abandoned with blood inside.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187-1024x615.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"A picture that circulated on social media shows City and police officers responding in full force after a traffic officer's vehicle was found abandoned with blood inside.\" class=\"wp-image-278707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trafficofficer_95187.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A picture that circulated on social media shows City and police officers responding in full force after a traffic officer&#8217;s vehicle was found abandoned with blood inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The discovery triggered an immediate response. The South African Police Service, the City\u2019s Safety and Security Investigative Unit and Information Management Service (SSIU and SSIMS), were notified. An aerial search was launched over the area, while the police&#8217;s K9 and search and rescue teams conducted a ground sweep.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-responds\">Police responds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial media liaison officer Capt Frederik van Wyk said a 30-year-old man approached officers at the scene and said he was the owner of the vehicle a short while later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had been assaulted and robbed and was injured. 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