A former Steenberg police officer arrested for attempted housebreaking is also being investigated for other crimes, police said.
|||Cape Town - A former Steenberg police officer arrested for attempted housebreaking is being investigated for other crimes she may have been involved in, police say.
Amanda Sheleni was arrested after she was found to be the driver of a getaway car used by an alleged gang of smash-and-grab perpetrators last month.
The former policewoman was fired from the police force last year and is being investigated for several other possible criminal cases.
Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said: “She was already dismissed from her job last year in December for a separate criminal case.
“It is the second time that she has been arrested for being involved in criminal activity.”
He said police were investigating how many other cases the 30-year-old could possibly be connected to.
“She will be dealt with according to the full extent of the law.
“We don’t know how many cases she was involved in,” said Van Wyk.
On April 23, Sheleni’s two alleged accomplices were arrested for attempted housebreaking in the city centre at a car dealership.
Police arrested the pair with the help of the City of Cape Town’s closed circuit television system.
The next day, Sheleni, who was driving a Toyota Yaris, was arrested.
According to media reports, the three suspects were caught on camera as they tried to smash their way into a car dealership. One of the suspects picked up what appeared to be a large brick and threw it at the shop window.
Sheleni was allegedly captured on camera driving the getaway car away from the scene.
According to police, the modus operandi used by the three suspects was to approach the premises of a business, smash a window and grab whatever was of value.
The trio were denied bail at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court last month and are due in court on May 30.
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Cape Argus