Alleged fake cops in court
2013-02-11 20:04
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Johannesburg
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Johannesburg - Five men thought to be behind a spate of
crimes involving bogus Johannesburg metro police officers appeared in the
Midrand Magistrate's Court on Monday, Gauteng police said.
The group faced charges of possession of unlicensed
firearms, posing as members of the police, and conspiracy to rob, police spokesperson
Lungelo Dlamini said.
The matter was postponed to 18 February and the five
would remain in police custody.
Dlamini said the men could not be named until an identity
parade had been held.
The group was arrested last Friday after police were
tipped off about a planned truck hijacking.
"Police seized traffic officials' uniforms, a
jamming device, and 9mm pistols," he said.
The cars had been impounded for further investigation.
Dlamini said the jamming device was thought to have been
used to jam tracking signals, police radios, and cellphones.
"One of the suspects was identified as a possible
ringleader of the group," he said.
Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said
bogus metro officers stole two cars in Midrand last week.
A man was hijacked by fake metro cops on the M1 between
the Marlboro and Grayston roads.
A driver of a Toyota Quantum was also robbed of his
vehicle by bogus metro officers outside Midrand last Wednesday.
Dlamini said police investigations would continue and he
was confident the arrest would solve several cases of truck hijackings and
armed robberies.
- SAPA
