Pic: (Arrested Station Commander led away by police)

By Obakeng Maje

Wrenchville-A Station Commander, a 42 -year -old police woman have been arrested while she was on duty in her office at Wrench Ville police Station today.

Her arrest is subsequent to the arrest of four suspects who were apprehended in Khankhudung by the community persons during an armed robbery on 03rd of January at one of the foreign nationals tuck-shop. “The suspects were armed with fire-arm and used it in the execution of the robbery” Lieutenant Olebogeng Tawana said. 

“After the armed robbery the suspects fled the crime scene, the community members who were in the vicinity noticed and witnessed the moment of the robbery chased after the suspects” He said. 

They managed to arrest and sjamboked them. 

One of the suspects died later at the hospital as a results of the injuries sustained after being sjamboked by the community members.

The community members alerted the police after arrest.

“A fire-arm belonging to the SAPS, which is an official state firearm was found in their possession along with airtime vouchers and undisclosed amount of cash” Tawana said. 

“During the investigation one of the suspects confessed that the fire-arm they used in the armed robbery was handed to them by one of the SAPS high ranking officer” He continues.

 He also alleges that it was not for the first time, they engage themselves in such an atrocity. 

He further inform the investigating team that they were offloaded by the Wrenchville Station Commander, to go and rob one of the foreign Nationals Tuck-shop in the area of Khankhudung, and they were dropped in a police vehicle which was driven by the Wrenchville Station Commander.

Furthermore during the investigation they pointed out the several foreign National Tuck-shops which they robbed during the year 2012. 

The tuck-shops that they had pointed out include tuck-shops in Tsineng, Gamopedi, Batlharos, Maruping, Magojaneng, Mothibistad, Seoding and Khankhudung.   

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