Social media was abuzz on Monday after pictures of police officers sleeping while on duty circulated.<\/p>\n
Posted by Amor\u00e9 Sameera Jooste, the images show the two officers in deep sleep in a Wierdabrug police van.<\/p>\n
The men were parked outside a Pick n Pay Express shop at the BP petrol station in Eldoraigne around 04:00 on Sunday morning, Jooste said.<\/p>\n
Crime Line head Yusuf Abramjee also shared the images on his Facebook and said: \u201cI have asked the Gauteng police commissioner to urgently investigate this and take the necessary action. I have also alerted the [Wierdabrug] station commander.\u201d<\/p>\n
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said the matter will be investigated.<\/p>\n
\u201cSleeping on duty is misconduct,\u201d he told Centurion Rekord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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