{"id":231958,"date":"2020-02-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/231958\/police-remind-community-that-opening-a-false-case-is-a-criminal-offence\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T23:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:29:00","slug":"police-remind-community-that-opening-a-false-case-is-a-criminal-offence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/21\/police-remind-community-that-opening-a-false-case-is-a-criminal-offence\/","title":{"rendered":"Police remind community that opening a false case is a criminal offence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While investigating a case of hijacking, which allegedly took place in March 2019, Det WO Isaac Langa discovered that the complainant had opened a false case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant alleged when opening the case that his white Isuzu bakkie was hijacked by two unknown men on the corner of Dekema and Lantern roads, in Wadeville,\u201d explained Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230726\/primrose-detective-celebrates-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primrose detective celebrates conviction<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cLanga later discovered that the complainant lied under oath when opening the case of hijacking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough further investigation it was discovered that the motor vehicle had never been hijacked.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The accused was recently found guilty in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, and ordered to pay a R3 000 fine or spend six months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence was suspended for five years provided the accused is not found guilty of a similar offence within the suspension period.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229630\/man-arrested-for-alleged-kidnapping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Man arrested for alleged kidnapping<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the community not to open false cases,\u201d said Phooko.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg SAPS station commander Col Linah Thethe commended Langa on his hard work and encouraged others to learn from his example.<\/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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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