Two Cape Town cops arrested for house
robbery
2016-04-05
15:50
Jenna Etheridge, News24
Cape Town – Two Nyanga police officers have
been arrested for their suspected involvement in a house robbery, Western
Cape police said on Tuesday.
One of them was on duty on Monday morning when he was handcuffed,
while the other was arrested at his home, said Constable Noloyiso Rwexana.
She said the arrests were made by members of the provincial
organised crime unit.
The house robbery occurred in Retreat in November last year.
The police were not willing to provide further information on the
incident, including what was taken or whether weapons were involved. They said
these details would be released in court.
Both officers, in their forties, were set to appear in the Wynberg
Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Rwexana said the arrests showed that police management was
unequivocal in its quest to "rid itself of bad elements within its
ranks".
