{"id":228714,"date":"2020-01-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228714\/germiston-flying-squad-commander-leads-with-passion-for-policing\/"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T07:40:41","slug":"germiston-flying-squad-commander-leads-with-passion-for-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/30\/germiston-flying-squad-commander-leads-with-passion-for-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston Flying Squad commander leads with passion for policing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He has a passion for police work and has been in the police service for almost 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>This is Lt Col Madimetja Kgole the commander of the Germiston Flying Squad.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Kgole told the GCN he became an SAPS member as he wanted to serve and protect people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up I would see people victimised and I wanted to help them and protect them from different crimes,\u201d he said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228644\/schoolgirl-allegedly-raped-murdered-body-found-elsburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schoolgirl allegedly raped before being murdered, body found in Elsburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228741\/mec-lesufi-visits-school-family-of-murdered-germiston-learner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Update: MEC Lesufi visits school, family of murdered Germiston learner<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228791\/mec-lesufi-says-heads-will-roll-if-he-doesnt-get-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Update: MEC Lesufi says heads will roll if he doesn\u2019t get answers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He started working at the Duduza Police Station and then moved to the Brakpan Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>The highway patrol was then amalgamated into the flying squad and Kgole has been with it for 22 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to work for the flying squad when I was at the station as I liked the way they worked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey attend to complaints speedily,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He became commander of the Germiston Flying Squad on December 1, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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