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The Citizen
6 days ago
- The Citizen
Update: 10 Gauteng cops in court over alleged theft
Ten members of the SAPS and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department appeared in the Germiston Magistrates' Court yesterday on charges of theft, following their arrest at Edenvale Police Station on Sunday. Bedfordview and Edenvale News reports that the accused, arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) while on duty, were initially suspected of theft and corruption. However, Johannesburg regional National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane confirmed that only theft charges were brought after reviewing the docket. The allegations stem from a June 4 multi-disciplinary raid on a shop in Edenvale during a law enforcement operation initiated by the Gauteng premier. Ipid spokesperson Lizzy Suping says the officers seized illicit cigarettes, R35 000 in cash, and three packs of Panado tablets. The value of the tablets is yet to be determined. Suping added that the officers allegedly failed to record all seized items in the police station's occurrence book, with the shop manager disputing the listed quantity and type of goods. The accused include six EMPD officers – three from Edenvale – and four SAPS members from Tsakane Police Station. All are constables except for one sergeant. The state is not opposing bail, and the case was postponed to August 6 for the continuation of the bail hearing. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on
The Citizen
6 days ago
- The Citizen
Ten Gauteng police officers in court over alleged theft of cigarettes, cash and painkillers
Ten Gauteng police officers in court over alleged theft of cigarettes, cash and painkillers Ten members of the SAPS and EMPD appeared in the Germiston Magistrates' Court today, 5 August, on charges of theft following their arrest at Edenvale Police Station on Sunday. The accused, arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) while on duty, were initially suspected of theft and corruption. However, Johannesburg regional NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane confirmed that only theft charges were brought after reviewing the docket. ALSO READ: 10 officers arrested in Edenvale on theft and corruption charges The allegations stem from a 4 June multi-disciplinary raid on a shop in Edenvale during a law enforcement operation initiated by the Gauteng Premier. Ipid spokesperson Lizzy Suping said the officers seized illicit cigarettes, R35 000 in cash, and three packs of Panado tablets. The value of the tablets is yet to be determined. Suping added that the officers allegedly failed to record all seized items in the police station's occurrence book, with the shop manager disputing the listed quantity and type of goods. ALSO READ: Ten EMPD and SAPS officers arrested in Edenvale to appear in court over June raid The accused include six EMPD officers — three from Edenvale — and four SAPS members from Tsakane Police Station. All are Constables except for one Sergeant. The state is not opposing bail, and the case was postponed to 6 August for the continuation of the bail hearing.
The Citizen
7 days ago
- The Citizen
10 metro police and SAPS officers arrested in Edenvale to appear in court
10 metro police and SAPS officers arrested in Edenvale to appear in court Ten police officers from the SAPS and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) are due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate's Court today, following their arrest yesterday at the Edenvale Police Station. Bedfordview and Edenvale News reports that the officers were taken into custody while on duty. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), they face charges of corruption and theft. Ipid spokesperson Lizzy Suping says the arrests are linked to a multi-disciplinary law enforcement operation that took place on June 4 in Edenvale, initiated by the premier of Gauteng. During the operation, the officers allegedly raided a shop, confiscated cigarettes, and took R35 000 in cash along with three packs of headache tablets (Panados). The goods were estimated at R5 000. 'They arrested the cashier for trading in illicit cigarettes and the other employee for violating immigration rules,' Suping says. However, it is alleged that not all the confiscated items were recorded in the police occurrence book. The shop manager later disputed the quantity and type of goods that were logged. All the arrested officers are constables, except for one sergeant. They are currently detained at Germiston Police Station. National reports indicate that six of the arrested officers are from the EMPD, while the remaining four are SAPS members stationed at Tsakane Police Station. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on
The Herald
7 days ago
- The Herald
Ten SAPS, EMPD officers in court for fraud and corruption
Ten South African Police Service and Ekurhuleni metropolitan police officers were arrested while on duty on Monday for their alleged role in corruption and fraud. They are expected to appear in the Germiston magistrate's court on Tuesday. 'It is alleged that on June 4 during a multidisciplinary operation by law enforcement, the accused officers raided a shop in Edenvale where they seized cigarettes and took R35,000 in cash and three packs of headache tablets to the value of about R5,000,' Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesperson Lizzy Suping said. The nine constables and a sergeant arrested the cashier for trading in illicit cigarettes and another employee for violating immigration laws. 'It is also alleged that the accused officers failed to record all the merchandise seized from the shop at the police station. The shop manager disputed the quantity and type of merchandise booked in the occurrence book to the station commander.' TimesLIVE
The Star
04-08-2025
- The Star
Panado and R35,000 missing: Edenvale raid leads to arrest of 10 police officers
Ten members from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Police in Gauteng arrested their colleagues on Monday while they were on duty on charges of theft and corruption. The arrests follow a raid in June. The spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), Lizzy Suping, said the arrested officers were involved in a multi-disciplinary operation by law enforcement initiated by the Premier of Gauteng. 'The accused officers raided a shop at number 7 Hermila Avenue in Edenvale, where they seized cigarettes and took cash amounting to R35,000 and three packs of headache tablets (Panados) to the value of about R5,000. They arrested the cashier for trading in illicit cigarettes and the other employee for violating immigration rules,' Suping said. However, the officers failed to record all items in evidence. 'It is also alleged that the accused officers failed to record all the merchandise seized from the shop at the police station. The shop manager allegedly disputed the quantity and type of merchandise booked in the occurrence book to the Station Commander,' Suping said. Ipid confirmed that of the arrested officers, one has the rank of sergeant while the rest are constables. [email protected] IOL
