Police in KwaMashu are pleading with community members to be aware of criminals who are impersonating police officers. There have been a number of cases that were reported where a similar modus operandi was used by what is believed to be a syndicate that operates in malls and shopping centres.
A person would drop a stack of what looks like money next to an unsuspecting victim and that person would be polite in convincing the victim to move with him to a ‘safer’ spot where he would offer to share the money with the victim.
All of a sudden a group of men will emerge, posing as police officers who are investigating a case of robbery. The victim would then be forced into the fake police officers’ vehicle and the victim would be taken to unknown areas where the suspects robbed the victims of their belongings.
In a recent case, a 48-year-old woman was at a mall in KwaMashu when the suspects used the same trick and drove away with her. The suspects transferred a huge…
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