{"id":167374,"date":"2017-11-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167374\/top-cops-honoured\/"},"modified":"2017-11-29T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T08:55:00","slug":"top-cops-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/29\/top-cops-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Top cops honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officers and staff from police stations across the Ekurhuleni West Cluster were dressed to impress at the cluster\u2019s annual Excellence Awards at Carnival City last Friday.<\/p>\n

Nominees eagerly waited to hear if their hard work through the year had been enough to clinch top spot in a number of different categories.<\/p>

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The master of ceremonies for the evening, Capt George Raphulu from Germiston Police Station, opened the event with a joke and a word of welcome before handing over to Dennis Roro of the Honeydew Cluster to announce the awards.<\/p>\n

Man and Woman of the Year went to Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager from Bedfordview Police Station and Sgt Nita Schade from Primrose Police Station respectively, with Sgt Styles Maome from Primrose and Const Queen Sibeko from Germiston being named the first runners-up.<\/p>

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Alberton Police Station took the Station of the Year award, with the Katlehong North and Thokoza stations coming second and third in the category.<\/p>\n

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Other awards on the night included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Detective Group of the Year \u2013 Lt-Col Marthinus Pienaar from Thokoza Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crime Intelligence Group of the Year \u2013 William Willemse from the Narcotics Team.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Disabled Employee of the Year \u2013 Santy Monareng from Katlehong North Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reservist of the Year \u2013 Conrad Kruger from Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crime Prevention Forum of the Year \u2013 the Tokoza CPF, with the Germiston and Brackendowns CPFs also receiving nominations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Admin Group of the Year \u2013 Capt Mahabe Mashala from Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vispol Group of the Year \u2013 Lt-Col Bernard Nkosi from Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crime Intelligence Employee of the Year \u2013 Hein Bossert.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Detective Employee of the Year \u2013 Det-Const Tebogo Rampai from Thokoza Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vispol Employee of the Year \u2013 Const Tlou Selolo from Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Admin Employee of the Year \u2013 Rorisang Morotoba.<\/p>\n

The event was a great success, with winners and guests enjoying a meal before the festivities came to an end.<\/p>\n

All attention now turns to the new year of hard work.<\/p>\n