Table View police captain who helped gun thief escape is arrested

30 September 2015 - 16:24 By RDM News Wire

A police captain from SAPS Table View has been arrested on a charge of defeating the ends of justice‚ obstructing members on duty to perform their duties and assisting a suspect to escape during arrest. Western Cape police said police were arresting a suspect on Saturday 26 September at about 19:30 in Scottsdenne‚ for possession of unlicensed firearm."While they were busy a police female captain from Table View SAPS arrived with her private vehicle accompanied by an unknown male in civilian clothes. She was dressed in full police uniform."She then interfered in the arrest of the suspect and demanded that the members release the suspect. When the members refused‚ she then pulled the suspect free from them and she instructed the suspect to run away."The police managed to recover the firearm from the suspect and it was established that the firearm was reported stolen in Manenberg last month.Earlier today‚ the female suspect was arrested at Table View SAPS and she is due to appear at Kuilsrivier Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. - A total of 686 police officers were arrested for various crimes during the 2014/2015 reporting year‚ according to the latest #crimestats released in Parliament yesterday.No details were immediately provided as to the type of crimes‚ nor whether this was an increase in cop arrests from previous years as a result of a deliberate clampdown to rid the SA Police Service of its ‘bad apples’.In July‚ police management announced the SAPS was improving its vetting procedures by implementing new methods that include lifestyle audits and lie detector tests‚ to ensure new police recruits are above reproach.The move was in line with national police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s announcement earlier that month about a new disciplinary trial unit‚ instituted to deal with misconduct in the police ranks.In April last year‚ the police ministry promised they would sack the 1‚448 officers with criminal records who were in the employment of the SAPS‚ which had been discovered after an audit the previous year. Among them were a major-general‚ ten brigadiers‚ 21 colonels‚ ten majors‚ 43 lieutenant-colonels‚ 163 captains‚ 84 lieutenants and 716 warrant officers...

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