On 20 January, at approximately 11.30am, three Johannesburg Metropolitan Police (JMPD) officers were deployed on their usual duties in Cosmo City, when they were called to attend to an incident.
They stopped the suspicious minibus taxi on the corner of Angola and South Africa Roads.
When the suspicious taxi was pulled over and its occupants questioned, the driver and his passengers became aggressive and attacked the officers. The suspects managed to disarm one of the officers and took a cellphone away from them.
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During the scuffle, two of the officers sustained minor injuries and were taken to Milpark Hospital for treatment. The third officer was not injured.
The JMPD has received information regarding the taxi driver suspect and his accomplices, and an investigation is underway. Those involved in the attack against the law enforcement officers will be arrested and will face criminal charges.
The injured officers have since been discharged from hospital.
In a separate incident on Sunday, 21 January, another two JMPD officers were attacked during a stop-and-search operation at the corner of Main Reef and Houtkapper Roads. A white LDV bakkie was stopped for overloading of passengers, which is a contravention of the traffic laws. As the officer was busy issuing a citation to the driver, one of the passengers became aggressive and assaulted the female officer and hit another male officer with a fist in the face.
The suspect was immediately arrested and detained at the Florida Police Station.
Member of the Mayoral Council for Public Safety, Michael Sun, has condemned these barbaric acts against law enforcement officers in the strongest sense. He said, “It is utterly unacceptable that law enforcement officers be subjected to this kind of attack when doing their jobs.
Bad behaviour by bad drivers will not be tolerated, whether it is against officials or residents. These incidents will be investigated and the culprits arrested to face the consequence of their actions.
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