Sona 2023

Traumatised cops live in fear as police stations targeted for guns, bullets

Thirteen police stations were burgled between April 2018 and March 2021

05 February 2023 - 00:00 By HENDRIK HANCKE and ORRIN SINGH

South Africa’s police stations have become hunting grounds for criminals targeting  weapons and ammunition during armed robberies, leaving officers traumatised, some of them terrified to go to work. ..

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