Farewell function for long serving police member
She has served 37 years in the police force
A farewell function was held for Lt Col Maria Jacoba Sophia Janse van Vuuren at Norkem Park SAPS on Thursday, 29 September.
The event was held to honour her service to the police force, said Norkem Park SAPS spokesman Capt Lesibana Molokomme.
Janse van Vuuren has served 37 years in the police force. She joined SAPS in 1979 at the age of 18 years, as a constable. She was promoted to the rank of Sgt in 1981 and rose to be a warrant officer in 1984. She progressed to Lieutenant in 1990, to Captain in 1991, then to major in 1993 and became a Lt Col in 1995.
Janse van Vuuren has worked at the following stations: Kroonstad, Sasolburg, Welcome, Boksburg, Benoni, Ivory Park, Rabie Ridge and reached her pension at Norkem Park SAPS.
The branch commander of Norkem Park SAPS, Lt Col Potgieter, thanked Janse van Vuuren on behalf of the acting station commander, Lt Col Petrus Tsoute.
