A man in possession of a fake Metro police identification card and a toy gun was arrested by the Johannesburg police.
The man was arrested on the corner of Van der Merwe and Banket streets on 31 August.
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It is understood that he was in the company of a friend when the police requested to search them but the man refused.
“Instead, the suspect produced a card that looks like that used by the Johannesburg Metro police to identify themselves,” said Hillbrow police spokesperson, Sergeant Mduduzi Zondo.
“Our officers then [attempted to verify] the card only to find that the card is fake. They then went ahead and searched him and recovered a toy gun in his possession.”
The suspect was immediately arrested and he was detained at the Hillbrow Police Station, added Zondo.
The other man was not arrested.
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The suspect appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on 3 September and has been charged with impersonating a Metro police officer.
An investigation is still underway and the suspect has been remanded in police custody until his next court date.
Details: Mduduzi Zondo 082 850 7974.
