Cop caught stealing cash at
crime scene
2015-01-04 22:26
(File: News24)
Johannesburg - A police constable is being
investigated after video footage showed him allegedly taking money from a crime
scene in Pretoria, Gauteng police said on Sunday.
The constable, a fingerprint expert, had
attended to a burglary at a fruit and vegetable outlet in Pretoria north two
weeks ago, spokesperson Noxolo Kweza in a statement.
"The footage shows the officer pocketing
the cash after sending employees at the shop outside."
"Criminal and disciplinary proceedings
will, in accordance with SA Police Service disciplinary code, be instituted
against the member. His suspension from the service is being processed."
The constable joined the police force in
March 2008, Kweza said.
