The Heidelberg Magistrate court will this coming Thursday (November 11) hear how a 65-year-old man allegedly defrauded and stole money from community members for "private investigation services" while impersonating a Hawks detective in the Heidelberg area.
According to Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, Principal Communications Officer for the Hawks, the division's Serious Corruption
Investigation team in the Vaal Rand district received intelligence concerning a suspicious man who allegedly submitted fictitious payslips as proof of income for rental approval at a guesthouse in Heidelberg.
It is further alleged that the suspect introduced himself as a Hawks private investigator as well as a licensing department administrator to Heidelberg community members.
Further investigation revealed that a number of complainants had, over the past three years, paid monies for his services, which he in turn had allegedly failed to render.
An intelligence-driven operation was conducted today (November 10) by the Hawks in conjunction with the Heidelberg SAPS and the Sebokeng Tactical Response team.
This operation was concentrated on a Heidelberg guesthouse where the authorities apprehended the suspect.
Police executed a search
and seizure warrant which resulted in electronics, sim cards, identity documents and bank cards being gathered for further investigation.
The suspect was subsequently charged with fraud, impersonation of a police officer and theft under false pretences.
He is expected to appear in the Heidelberg Magistrate Court on Thursday November 11.
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