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Independent News reports that two suspects who purported to be police officers were arrested in the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday.
The two – a male and a female suspect – were arrested by Joburg police officers in conjunction with community patrollers on the corner of Noord and Twist streets at about 12pm. Captain Xoli Mbele, a spokesperson for the Joburg Central SAPS, said the two suspects allegedly robbed a 28-year-old man and his partner in the CBD. He explained further: “The victims were coming from Mpumalanga to buy some clothes when they were confronted by the bogus police. The female suspect showed them fake appointment cards and they demanded their passports. The victims failed to produce passports and they (the bogus police) demanded R500 from both of them. The victims gave them R200 and the (real) police came to their rescue.” The police recovered the money and fake appointment cards from the suspects and handcuffed them on the spot. They are expected to appear in court soon. Joburg Central Station Commander Brigadier Irvin Perumal noted that bogus police officers were tarnishing the image of the police.
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