Johannesburg - A police lieutenant has been arrested after allegedly using her official police laptop as security to get a loan from a Klerksdorp financial lender, the Hawks said on Friday.
Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Robert Netshiunda said: “It is alleged that the 40-year-old officer, stationed at Klerksdorp Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit went for a cash loan and used her state-issued laptop as security for her to get R1 100.”
Netshiunda said with the officer failing to pay back the total amount of R1 900, the cash loan business then sold the laptop to recover their money as per their agreement with the police officer.
The officer has been charged with theft and will appear before the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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