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Eyewitness News
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- Eyewitness News
Parolee (41) denied bail after impersonating former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya
JOHANNESBURG - A 41-year-old parolee has been denied bail by the Hatfield Magistrates Court in a case of impersonating former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya. Thabo Theletsane was re-arrested earlier this year and charged with fraud and impersonating a police official. It's alleged that in October 2024, while on parole for another fraud matter, Theletsane contacted a prominent businessman on WhatsApp, claiming his phone had been hacked. Thabo Theletsane told the prominent businessman that an official from the Cybercrime Unit would help clean up his phone if he shared his frequently used contact numbers and paid a fee to fix the hacked phone. While he obtained the contacts, the businessman didn't pay for what the scammer said would be a hard drive to store his information. Theletsane then made contact with another complainant using the phone numbers supplied by the businessman and allegedly scammed him of R50,000 using the same modus operandi. NPA spokesperson for the North Gauteng Division, Lumka Mahanjana, said the matter has been postponed to September for transfer to the Pretoria Magistrates Court. 'In court, he asked to be released on bail, but the state opposed his release on bail and argued that the accused would likely repeat the offence because he allegedly committed this offence a few days later being released on parole.'
Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged in connection with alleged Hemel altercation involving weapon
A man has been charged in connection with an incident in the old town area of Hemel Hempstead. Several calls were made to the police control room at around 3.45pm on Thursday, July 31, reporting that two males were involved in an altercation in the High Street and that a weapon had been seen. A man then left the area in a vehicle, which was located and followed by police, before it came to a natural stop in Finway Road. A search was carried out and a retractable baton was located. An individual was subsequently arrested. Read More: Following enquiries by the Dacorum Local Crime Unit, Ryian Cawdell, 23, of Meadow Close in Bricket Wood, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He appeared before Hatfield Magistrates' Court yesterday (Friday, August 1), where he pleaded not guilty. He has been released on conditional bail ahead of a hearing at Luton Crown Court on Monday, September 1.
