Arrested
Jacobus Groenewald, 44, alongside his three co-accused, Bradley Minnaar, 28, Mthuthuzeli Mafanya, 33 and Bathanwa Soldati, 38, were arrested on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances and theft.
The officers had allegedly threatened a would-be suspect with a fake gun in a raid after acting on an alleged tip-off received when they were released from duty before their shift was supposed to end on 13 September last year.
The robbery incident occurred in the early hours of 14 September.
According to the cops, they were acting on information about two suspects linked to cybercrimes when they carried out the alleged bust.
During the bail hearing, the court heard how Groenewald, a senior-ranking officer, admitted that he had changed the licence plates of the SAPS vehicle he had driven to…
