Hawks arrest
cop for allegedly blackmailing dentist
30
October 2016, 2:08pm
weekend
argus reporter
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Cape Town - A police officer and his teenage niece are due to
appear in Grabouw Magistrate’s Court ton Monday on corruption- related charges.
The 38-year-old constable at Caledon police station and his
15-year-old niece were arrested in a sting operation for corruption amounting
to R50 000, said Hawks spokesperson Lloyd Ramovha.
“The off-duty constable allegedly approached a dentist from
Grabouw purporting to be investigating instances of apparent false claims
allegedly submitted to his medical aid by the dentist. He then demanded the
money blackmailing the dentist in the process,” he said
“The Hawks were alerted and an undercover operation was carried
out, leading to the arrest of the police officer and his niece outside the
dentist’s premises after the money was paid to him by the doctor.
“The cash was recovered from the handbag in the teenager’s
possession. Following the arrest, a visibly shocked constable had to be treated
for apparent heart attack-like symptoms at a local hospital under police guard.
The minor was released under her parents’ care,” Ramovha said.
They are expected to appear in court on Monday.
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