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News24
3 days ago
- News24
R50k reward for info on gunman who targeted Cape Town school, asking for cop's child
Police have launched a manhunt for a gunman who entered a Cape Town school, looking for the child of a police officer. The man was armed when he approached the school. However, the child had already been fetched from school. Police in the Western Cape are offering a R50 000 reward to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of a gunman who entered a Cape Town school, looking for the child of a police officer. It's alleged that the unknown man was armed when he walked into the school in Bellville on 20 June at about 15:00. According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, the man approached the aftercare teacher and asked about the whereabouts of a pupil, who happens to be the child of a police member. However, the pupil had already left school. Although the man did not appear to be armed, CCTV footage later showed him placing his hand on a firearm tucked into his clothes as he ran from the school after failing to find the child. 'It is imperative that the person be traced and brought in for questioning,' Swartbooi said. After a month-long investigation, detectives attached to the Western Cape Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit have turned to the public for assistance. They want information that will lead to the detention and conviction of the man. Police have offered a R50 000 cash reward for information on the whereabouts of the person of interest. The investigating officer, Detective Constable Mawande Mqhwayi, can be contacted on 073 734 2611 or alternatively, use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.
The Citizen
3 days ago
- The Citizen
R50k reward: Why was this man looking for police officer's child in Cape Town?
Have you seen this man? Police are on the hunt for this man. Picture: Supplied There are concerns for the safety of a police officer's family after a recent troubling incident in Cape Town. According to police, an armed man walked into a 'local institute of learning' in the suburb of Bellville with 'malicious intent', and asked a teacher for the whereabouts of a student. The learner, a child of an unnamed police officer, had been collected earlier in the day. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi would not divulge the prominence or rank of the officer to The Citizen, but the incident has been disturbing enough to warrant the involvement of the province's Serious and Violent Crimes Unit and a R50 000 reward to be offered. An image of a man wanted by police in connection with the incident has been shared, and anyone with information about him is encouraged to report it. 'It is imperative that the person be traced and brought in for questioning. A reward of up to R50 000 is offered for any information on the whereabouts of the person of interest, depicted in the attached photograph. 'The investigating officer Detective Constable Mawande Mqhwayi can be contacted on 073 734 2611 or alternatively use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously,' said Swartbooi. NOW READ: Police officers and Saps cleaner arrested for looting washing powder
