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Media Statement DURBAN – Police in KwaMashu are pleading with community members to be aware of criminals who are impersonating police officers. This emanates from a number house robbery cases which were reported at the station, where a similar modus operandi was used by what is believed to be the same syndicate operating. Meanwhile, the information received by the police indicates that two to four males will enter premises announcing themselves as police or detectives who are looking for firearms. The suspects usually wear different pieces of police uniform such as a bulletproof vest, a police cap, musk or rain coat. Once they are inside the premises they will point the occupants with firearms, whilst others ransack the house before they flee. . In a recent case, a 36-year-old woman was at her house at J-Section, when she was accosted by two males who introduced themselves as detectives who were looking for firearms. She was pointed with firearms and forced to open all the rooms of her house before they were all locked in the master bedroom. Four cellphones and cash were taken before the fled the scene. We urge members of the community to be more cautious whenever there are people who come to their premises and introduce themselves as police officers. They must request to see appointment certificates before letting them inside or call the nearest police station to verify the credibility of those who introduces themselves as police officers. Ends
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