A police reservist and a municipal employee were arrested for extortion and impersonating a police officer in Postmasburg.
A POLICE reservist and a municipal employee were arrested for extortion and impersonating a police officer in Postmasburg.
Northern Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Sergio Kock said the provincial Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit (ACIU) arrested the reservist, who was stationed at the Postmasburg police station, and a Tsantsabane municipal employee on October 17 for fraud, extortion and impersonating a police officer.
The two men allegedly extorted an undisclosed amount of money from a business owner in Postmasburg in July 2021.
“The suspects allegedly posed as police detectives investigating a case of sexual harassment against the complainant and extorted the money from him by promising him to have the case docket disappear,” Kock said.
“The pair are expected to appear in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court soon. The police investigation continues.”
Kock added that the provincial police management lauded the provincial ACIU for the arrests and reiterated that the police have zero tolerance for ill-discipline and corruption.
