Police have warned the public of fake police who have been driving around KwaMashu, Newlands East and Greenwood Park, robbing people.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Thulani Zwane said three men were driving around the area in a white Toyota Avanza fitted with a blue police light.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey do not use police uniform, but they pretend to be members of the South African Police Service. They use a blue light to stop unsuspecting motorists and rob them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zwane said at about 9am on Sunday, the men used a blue light to stop the driver of a VW Golf in Ramchand Road in Greenwood Park. The victims were convinced they were police officers. When they stopped, the men threatened the two victims with a firearm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey removed the victims\u2019 keys from the ignition and bundled them into the Toyota Avanza.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the suspects drove off with the victims\u2019 vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey dropped the victims off at the corner of Nandi and Dumisani Makhaye Drive and drove away with the victims\u2019 vehicle after robbing them of their cell phones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Source: The Mercury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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