Thursday, March 26, 2015
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Police in disabled parking row
March 2 2015 at 02:43pm
By ZAINUL DAWOOD
By ZAINUL DAWOOD
INDEPENDENT
MEDIA
Policewomen were confronted by disgruntled shoppers
in Pinetown.
Durban - Police who parked their vehicles in bays designated for
disabled and wheelchair-bound motorists came in for criticism at the weekend.
Irate shoppers at two shopping malls photographed police cars and vans
parked in these bays and put them up on Facebook, which prompted a huge public
outcry.
The parking bays have clear signboards warning motorists they were only
meant for the disabled.
At Sandy Centre in Pinetown, two policewomen were engaged in a heated
argument with motorists and shoppers on Friday afternoon.
Caylee Short said she was on the second floor of the building when she
heard people shouting.
“I peered down and saw the cop van in the disabled parking. A lady, who
was not disabled, parked them in to show that it was wrong. Two policewomen
came out of the shop and started shouting at her. I heard the one cop say to a
man ‘How do you know my brother or sister isn’t disabled?’”
The Facebook posting drew close to 800 “likes” in an hour and more than
100 comments.
Some people heaped praise on the driver who blocked the police in.
Others hurled cynical remarks at the policewomen.
Some pondered why they were using a state vehicle to shop. Others said
their wheels should have been clamped.
Then, on Sunday, Richard Leask photographed a police minibus parked in a
disabled bay at Dirk Spar in Sarnia.
“Cop gets out vehicle and moves the beacon out the way in order for the
driver to proceed into a paraplegic parking! Shocking,” he said.
The post also drew criticism from Facebook users.
Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker said the SAPS KwaZulu-Natal
management condemned irresponsible and inconsiderate conduct by the police
officers.
“We embrace the rights of disabled persons and infringement of their
rights as alleged cannot be tolerated. We will investigate these serious
allegations of misconduct. We wish to unconditionally express our apology to
the citizens affected and reiterate that such alleged conduct is in breach of
police code of conduct.
“The public is encouraged to bring to the attention of the management
any similar unacceptable conduct by the members of the SAPS for corrective and
disciplinary measures to be instituted,” Naicker said.
Daily News
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Douglasdale cops in hot water again
THE STAR
Johannesburg - Douglasdale police are investigating a case in which
officers allegedly refused to help a restaurant manager who wanted to lay a
charge against their colleague.
The manager took a video of the incident, which was posted online this
week by a user who goes by the name of Pmaros.
The amateurish video, which was posted on LiveLeak.com on Monday, shows
the officers refusing to open the case when the manager would not identify
himself at the police station.
According to LiveLeak, a customer at the restaurant refused to settle a
R175 bill and the manager called the police. When two Douglasdale police
officers arrived, they allegedly told him he could not open a case because R175
was too small an amount for the work that needed to be done.
The manager then asked the officers to identity themselves, but only one
of them did. The unidentified officer allegedly said the manager was drunk,
despite his offering to take a Breathalyser test.
When the manager went to the police station to try to open a case
against the officers, the captain on duty refused to provide the identity of
the unidentified officer. He also refused to identify himself.
On the video, the manager is heard questioning why his own identity is
needed in the matter, but the police fail to provide a substantial reason.
Justice Project South Africa chairman Howard Dembovsky said: “The
Douglasdale police station is the most appalling police station, in my view.
The station should be shut down and all the officers fired.”
The conduct of Douglasdale police officers was also condemned by
crime-fighting organisation eBlockwatch founder Andre Snyman.
“This is very disheartening for the dedicated police officers and the
Community Policing Forum members who work thanklessly to try to lift the
standard of policing at the police stations,” he said in the local newspaper,
the Fourways Review.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Police don’t help pensioners after attack on
highway
Horror ordeal for pensioners.
24 hours ago
The SAPS have disappointed
local pensioners after they offered them no help.
A Saturday evening drive home turned into a
nightmarish experience for two Delville pensioners, when they were attacked on
the highway.
William (69) and Woolbridge (70) Gilbert were
travelling home on the N3 highway, at about 9.15pm, last Saturday.
They had just passed the Van Buuren Road
off-ramp and were heading towards the Cydonia Road bridge when they noticed a
car on the left side of the road and then hit a rock.
“The rock had deflected off the man’s vehicle
into our lane and my wife couldn’t avoid it; there were cars in the lane next
to us, so we couldn’t move,” said William.
The rock smashed their car’s sump and damaged
other parts of the vehicle.
The airbags deployed and the car was filled
with gas and powder from them.
“I told my wife to pull over and we got out
of the car to let out all the fumes,” William explained.
“Woolbridge was using her cellphone to call
someone for assistance, and I went to have a look at all the oil that was
spilling from the car.
“All of a sudden there was a man in dark
clothing next to me.
“He produced a gun and told me to give him
all our money.”
William did not take kindly to this request
and told the man to get lost.
“At this point things got a bit crazy,” he
said.
“The man pointed the pistol at my chest and
fired, but it just clicked; he then repeated this two more times, but both
times the gun just clicked.”
The assailant then went for Woolbridge and
tried to wrestle her cellphone from her.
She pushed him and William began to chase
him.
The man grabbed Woolbridge’s handbag from the
car and ran off across the highway.
William gave chase, but he couldn’t climb
over the barrier over which the assailant had jumped.
“I returned to my wife and she pointed out
people with torches in the trees on the opposite side of the highway,” he said.
“They were obviously going through her
handbag.”
A few moments later a police car stopped next
to the couple and William dashed to the vehicle, to tell the police what had
happened.
“I told them we had been attacked and that
the man had tried to shoot me,” William said.
“I also pointed out the torches in the trees
and told them that that was where the assailant was.”
William was shocked and disappointed by the
SAPS’s response.
“They said nothing, they didn’t get out of
their vehicle and they didn’t call for back-up or anything,” he said.
“I couldn’t believe that the police were not
going to do anything at all to assist us.”
When a tow truck arrived on the scene shortly
afterwards, to assist the man who had originally hit the rock, the police just
drove away.
“They just disappeared into the night,
leaving us to fend for ourselves,” William said.
William then spoke to the man who had
originally hit the rock and he said that the assailant had tried to rob him,
too.
During the course of the pensioners’ ordeal a
young man driving a silver car also stopped.
“We want to thank this young gentleman for
his great act of kindness,” William said.
“He stood with my wife and ‘guarded’ her
until we could tow the car away.
“He was very brave and we thank him from the
bottom of our hearts.”
The couple arranged for their car to be towed
home and then they went to Pretoria to stay with family for the night.
The next day William and his step-son-in-law,
Wynand Britz, returned to the scene where they had seen the torches the night
before, and found Woolbridge’s handbag.
The only thing missing from it was her ID
book.
“I am very angry with the police for not
helping us that evening,” William said.
“I think this type of service is beyond bad.
“We should rather have security companies
patrolling the highways; at least we know they would do something to assist.
“This is not a police force; they do not have
a calling to their work.”
Both William and Woolbridge have decided to
go for counselling after their ordeal.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop kills family, then himself
February 3 2015 at 05:21pm
By SAPA
By SAPA
.
Mahikeng - A policeman shot dead his wife and 28-year-old son before
killing himself in Tloung Village, Mahikeng, North West police said on Tuesday.
On Saturday around 11.30pm, Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang and his
wife apparently had an argument, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.
“It is alleged that a member of public order policing in Mahikeng,
Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang, 47, killed his wife Meisie Nthutang, 41, and
his son Obolokeng Nthutang, 28, at their house...,” he said.
Police were investigating a case of murder and suicide.
“The Provincial Commissioner Lt-Gen Zukiswa Mbombo expressed her
condolence to the family of the victims and urged the members to get assistance
using programmes that are available in the Police Service... when they are
experiencing challenges in their domestic environment.”
Sapa
Crimes of the South African Police Service
TWO COPS KILLED AT
POLICE STATION
Ayoba0Hayikhona2
By SapaSaturday, January
31, 2015 11:53
A police warrant officer
and a constable were shot dead at the Johannesburg central police station,
Gauteng police said today.
A 31-year-old man, arrested
for possession of dagga, pulled out a firearm after resisting a search by the
officers at the police station on Saturday night, said spokesman Colonel Noxolo
Kweza.
"He refused to be
searched after he was brought to the station. He then pulled out a gun and shot
one of the officers, the other was also shot as he tried to hide," Kweza
said.
The armed man shot himself
and died at the scene.
One officer was aged 31,
while the other was in his 40's, said Kweza.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
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A 38 year old SAPS Sergeant, based at Wolseley SAPS, in the Western Cape appeared in court on 10 February 2015 for the alleged attempted murder of his wife. The case is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in terms of its mandate in line with the IPID Act 1 of 2011. [Read More] |
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop linked to fatal
Christmas Day shooting
The policeman has been linked to the Christmas Day
shooting of Tremaine Marais, a young soccer player who was shot and killed
during a shootout.
Lauren
Beukes | 2 March 2015 11:51
A police captain was arrested outside the Durban Regional Court last
Wednesday after a warrant of arrest was issued by the Hawks. The policeman has
been linked to the Christmas Day shooting of Tremaine Marais, a young soccer player who
was shot and killed during a shootout. The incident is believed to have been
drug-related.
The police officer, who is ranked as a captain, is known to the
newspaper, however, he cannot be named just yet. It is believed that he was in
court for another case in which he was charged for the attempted murder of a
man who was shot and wounded on New Year’s Day outside a popular
entertainment venue in Bluff. The captain had handed himself over to Brighton Beach SAPS.
Prior to his arrest, police recovered a pistol from his residence which
turned out to be stolen out of a vehicle from Pinetown last year. The firearm
was sent through for various tests and was linked to the scene of the Christmas
Day shooting.
Four witnesses have also come forward, confirming that the same
policeman pointed the gun and fired shots at them during the incident.
Four charges of attempted murder, one count of discharging a firearm,
one count of enticing public violence and one count of malicious damage to
property were added to his charge sheet.
Brighton Beach Detective Services thanked the Hawks for the partnership
forged in this case which resulted in a positive outcome.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop shoots four, kills self
22 October 2012 11:54
A
Western Cape policeman shot himself after shooting four other people in Da
Gamaskop, Mossel Bay.
Sergeant Annesh Bootram
(36) reported for duty at Kwanonqaba police station at 6pm yesterday.
Shortly after the parade he
went to Constable Evelyn Pienaar’s flat where the argument ensued, Captain
Malcolm Pojie said.
Pojie said Pienaar was shot
and wounded together with her six-year-old daughter, her mother and the
visiting friend.
He said Bootram shot
himself in the head as he was leaving the flat. He died at the scene.
Pienaar and wounded victims
were taken to Bay View Hospital for treatment.
“It is believed that the
child as well as the other two females are in a stable condition,” Pojie said.
Pienaar was in a critical
condition as she sustained several bullet wounds to her upper body and legs.
Police were investigating
an inquest docket and four charges of attempted murder.
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop shoots 3, kills himself at Cape Town airport
29 May 2014 8:30
A 33-year-old police
constable shot three people before turning the gun on himself at Cape Town
International Airport yesterday, Western Cape police have said.
Captain Frederick van Wyk
said yesterday the constable arrived at the airport at about 6.30pm and went to
the food court to speak to his partner at one of the restaurants.
“It is alleged that an
argument ensued and he shot his partner and two other employees at the food
outlet,” he said.
The man then turned the gun
on himself.
An inquest docket and
attempted murder dockets were opened. Van Wyk said investigations were
continuing.
Airports Company SA at Cape
Town International Airport earlier confirmed the shooting.
“This is a tragic event and
our condolences go out to the friends and family. We can now confirm that three
other people were injured,” spokesperson Deidre Davids said.
The area was cordoned off
and was declared a crime scene.
She said airport operations
had not been affected because the shooting happened in a smaller section of the
airport.
- Sapa
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop shoots girlfriend 15 times
4 July 2014 8:39
A police constable
allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend at their house in Delft, Cape Town,
says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
“It is alleged the couple
was returning from the Bellville court over a domestic violence case against
the police officer,” said Ipid acting spokesperson Grace Langa yesterday.
The officer allegedly used
his service pistol to shoot the 37-year-old mother of two.
“It is alleged that 15
gunshots were fired.”
The 36-year-old officer
handed himself over to the Delft police where he was arrested.
The couple’s two children
were in the house at the time.
“It is further alleged that
there was a history of domestic violence between the couple,” Langa said.
- Sapa
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Cop kills couple, shoots own son and commits suicide
17 December
2014 11:22
A police officer shot and
killed his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, critically wounded his two-year-old
son, and then turned the gun on himself in Temba, north of Pretoria.
Constable Ali Nkuna, 31,
stationed at the Garsfontein police station, killed his ex-girlfriend Fenkie
Tlenyana, 31, and Onkgopotse Motshwanedi, 29, at about 8pm last night, said
Captain Doniah Mothutsane today.
“The family alleges that
the couple was standing at the gate when they suddenly saw Fenkie running into
the house screaming for help.”
Nkuna, the father of her
two-year-old son, chased her into the house.
“Nkuna was carrying a
firearm and he allegedly jumped through the bedroom window where Tlenyane had
locked herself inside the bedroom,” said Mothutsane.
“He shot her three times in
the upper body. She was carrying their son at the time and one bullet struck
the child in the right cheek.”
Nkuna shot himself in the
right side of the head. He died on the scene.
“The family later saw
Onkgopotse lying dead at the gate as well,” said Mothutsane.
The child was taken to
George Mukhari hospital in a critical condition.
Police were investigating.
- Sapa
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Metro cop under investigation for deadly shooting
The
officer allegedly shot and killed a man in Dobsonville and wounded another.
JOHANNESBURG
- Johannesburg Metropolitan Police have launched an internal investigation into
a deadly shooting involving one of their own.
The
officer allegedly shot and killed a man in Dobsonville in Soweto and wounded
another.
Police
say he was off duty at the time.
The
police's Kay Makhubela says the officer claimed he acted in self defence.
“Yesterday morning, two
men were standing with a girl in Dobsonville then the traffic officer
approached them, he wanted to talk to the girl, they refused him. A quarrel
started, the officer took out a gun and shot at them.”
(Edited
by Gadeeja Abbas)
Crimes of the South African Police Service
VIDEO: Cop caught stealing cash while dusting
for prints
A South African Police officer was caught on CCTV camera footage
stealing money while dusting for fingerprints at a crime scene. At this time it
is unknown where the incident took place. Watch the video below:
December 29, 2014
A South African Police officer was caught on
CCTV camera footage stealing money while dusting for fingerprints at a crime
scene. At this time it is unknown where the incident took place. Watch the
video below:
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Crimes of the South African Police Service
Police vehicle involved in collision in Blairgowrie
Posted
By: jonckiePosted date: June 05, 2012In: Accidents, Arrive Alive, Paramedics,
Road Safety 2014 - See more at:
http://roadsafety.co.za/2012-06/police-vehicle-involved-in-collision-in-blairgowrie
Police vehicle involved in collision in
Blairgowrie Posted By: jonckiePosted date: June 05, 2012In: Accidents, Arrive
Alive, Paramedics, Road Safety 2014No Comments Today (05/06/2012) at approximately
09:30 a police officer driving a SAPS vehicle allegedly lost control of the
vehicle, drove into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a Toyota RunX.
The accident happened on Conrade Road in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg. Terence
Teixeira from the Matrix Road Safety Association, who arrived on the scene,
says both police officers in the SAPS vehicle sustained injuries and were
transported by emergency services to a nearby hospital. The driver of the
Toyota however could not be moved due to the nature of her injuries and
required the Johannesburg Fire Department to free her from the vehicle.“The
Emer-G-Med paramedics and the Matrix Road Safety Association’s vehicle medic
were on the scene and stabilised the trapped patient while the Johannesburg
Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to free her. Once freed from the vehicle
she was transported by an Emer-G-Med ambulance to a nearby hospital,” reports
Teixeira. The South African Police Service will be investigating the cause of
the accident. - See more at:
http://roadsafety.co.za/2012-06/police-vehicle-involved-in-collision-in-blairgowrie/#sthash.h2hP3ZvR.dpuf
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A police car smashed through the front of decor shop Outdoor Power early on
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Crimes of the South African Police Service
Police accident injures 22 people
Mar 3 2011 2:52PM
POLICE INJURED: A police officer investigates the
accident scene in which a truck that was carrying officers from Siyabuswa
police station veered into the bushes off Moloto road. Picture: FATI MOALUSI
Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the road accident on Moloto road in which 22 police reservists and an officer were seriously injured.
All the injured were taken by ambulance to nearby hospitals. However, one of the injured had to be air-lifted from the scene.
Const Sam Shibambo, the spokesperson for Mamelodi police station, yesterday said the police constable together with police reservists were on their way back to Siyabuswa from Pretoria when the accident occurred on Tuesday night.
“Part of our investigation is to determine what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The investigation will also determine if the cause was a mechanical fault or human error,” said Shibambo.
Shibambo said the police accident investigation unit was already probing a possible case of reckless and negligent driving.
Initial investigations revealed that the police truck veered out of control and crashed into a thicket in a ditch at the side of the road.
This place on Moloto road is considered a “black spot”.
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