WC top cop Patekile disappointed after another officer arrested

CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has expressed disappointment after another police officer from the Mowbray Police Station was arrested.

In total, 13 police officers have been arrested in the province since the beginning of October.

In October alone, eight police officers were nabbed for extortion related charges at Milnerton.

It followed soon after the arrest of four policemen who allegedly stole R20 million worth of jewellery from a house in Llandudno, Cape Town.

Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the Mowbray police officer is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Monday.

"Members of the Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit arrested the 36-year-old constable after they received information that he took cash from members of the public who applied for name clearance certificates. A sting operation was conducted, and the member was subsequently arrested."