Cop arrested
for driving stolen bakkie
2014-01-08 11:23
(File)
Johannesburg - A police officer will appear in the Bronkhorstspruit
Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after he was found driving an allegedly stolen
bakkie, Gauteng traffic police said.
The 40-year-old warrant officer, who is based at the OR Tambo police
station in Kempton Park, on the East Rand, was arrested at a roadside
check-point in Bapsfontein on Tuesday, spokesperson Obed Sibasa said.
He was travelling from Daveyton to Kempton Park.
The officer was charged with theft of a motor vehicle. The case would be
transferred to the vehicle investigation unit in Pretoria West for further
investigation.
"Gauteng traffic police will not hesitate to arrest, irrespective
of who you are, your social standing, religious or political affiliation,"
Sibasa said.
- SAPA
