ANA reports that Eastern Cape police management warned police officers on Sunday to ensure they did not get involved in criminal activity after another police constable was arrested for robbery in Uitenhage on Saturday.  

It is alleged that at about 11pm on Saturday, a 32-year-old off-duty policeman in a marked police vehicle approached a foreign national at a petrol station.  The policeman demanded to see the victim’s work permit and when the victim failed to produce the necessary documentation he was forced to collect the documents from his home.  Upon arrival at the man’s residence, the policeman, who was in the company of another man, allegedly pointed his firearm at the victim.  The pair searched the victim and stole cash and car keys before making off in the police vehicle.  The victim immediately reported the matter at the Uitenhage police station and moments later the police vehicle was spotted and the two suspects arrested.

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