Acting magistrates held for armed robbery

Johannesburg - Two acting magistrates have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery, police said on Thursday.

The two allegedly robbed a scrap metal company in Krugersdorp of more than R100 000 on March 24, Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale said.

Three men posing as police officers apparently pretended to be investigating a case at a second-hand scrap dealer in Luipaardsvlei.

"They were driving a Honda Civic motor, dressed in private clothes wearing police reflective jackets and police caps," Mogale said.

One of the men produced a police identity card.
They initially pretended to be investigating a case, but then robbed the manager and staff members of approximately R110 000 cash, cellphones and a private firearm."

On Wednesday, an off-duty police officer spotted the vehicle used in the robbery. The vehicle was stopped, and its two occupants, who were found to be acting magistrates from Brits and Ga-Rankuwa, were arrested. The vehicle was stolen in Linden last year.

Beeld reported that the arrested men were also partners at a Roodepoort law firm.

One of the men arrested was taken to a local hospital for medical tests, after he claimed that police had hit him on the head during his arrest, the newspaper reported.

Mogale said the men would appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on charges of armed robbery, possession of a hijacked vehicle and possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Police captain Esmeralda Bailey appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Cape Town on Thursday, on eight charges including corruption.

Bailey was allegedly caught in a police trap illegally selling police uniforms, firearms and ammunition.

She faces charges of corruption, possession of ammunition and drugs, as well as five counts of defeating the ends of justice.

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Ou Ryperd Wrote:

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> Police captain Esmeralda Bailey appeared in the
> Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court in
> Cape Town on Thursday, on eight charges including
> corruption.
>
> Bailey was allegedly caught in a police trap
> illegally selling police uniforms, firearms and
> ammunition.
>
> She faces charges of corruption, possession of
> ammunition and drugs, as well as five counts of
> defeating the ends of justice.
>
> :S

Adding new meaning to the term "inside job," (td)

The government blames poverty and the jobless for crime and here we have clear indication that even when given jobs they still do crime.......and actually bigger criminals in our justice and police forces....