Man arrested for impersonating police officer in Mount Edgecombe
The suspect is due to appear at the Verulam Magistrate's Court this week.
DURBAN North SAPS have arrested a man who impersonated a police officer and allegedly solicited funds from unsuspecting victims.
According to Captain Raymond Deokaran, spokesperson for the station, the suspect was arrested on Flanders Drive in Mount Edgecombe on Saturday.
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“One of our officers, who was off-duty at the time, spotted the suspect who claimed he was a police officer and was raising funds for an organisation. He was detained and placed in the cells at the station. He is facing charges of fraud, theft and impersonating a police officer. We have several cases opened at our police station allegedly against the same suspect,” he said.
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