Fired cop probed for more crimes
May 13 2013 at 10:49am
By Natasha Bezuidenhout
By Natasha Bezuidenhout
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Amanda Sheleni
arrested for attempted housebreaking is being investigated for other crimes she
may have been involved in, police say.
Cape Town - A former Steenberg police
officer arrested for attempted housebreaking is being investigated for other
crimes she may have been involved in, police say.
Amanda Sheleni was arrested after she
was found to be the driver of a getaway car used by an alleged gang of
smash-and-grab perpetrators last month.
The former policewoman was fired from
the police force last year and is being investigated for several other possible
criminal cases.
Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk
said: “She was already dismissed from her job last year in December for a
separate criminal case.
“It is the second time that she has
been arrested for being involved in criminal activity.”
He said police were investigating how
many other cases the 30-year-old could possibly be connected to.
“She will be dealt with according to
the full extent of the law.
“We don’t know how many cases she was
involved in,” said Van Wyk.
On April 23, Sheleni’s two alleged
accomplices were arrested for attempted housebreaking in the city centre at a
car dealership.
Police arrested the pair with the help
of the City of Cape Town’s closed circuit television system.
The next day, Sheleni, who was driving
a Toyota Yaris, was arrested.
According to media reports, the three
suspects were caught on camera as they tried to smash their way into a car
dealership. One of the suspects picked up what appeared to be a large brick and
threw it at the shop window.
Sheleni was allegedly captured on
camera driving the getaway car away from the scene.
According to police, the modus operandi
used by the three suspects was to approach the premises of a business, smash a
window and grab whatever was of value.
The trio were denied bail at the Cape
Town Magistrate’s Court last month and are due in court on May 30.
natasha.bezuidenhout@inl.co.za
Cape Argus
