Sundowner resident James Starkey beat up a police officer in January.
Linden Police have confirmed that the man who claimed to be a police officer, and who fought with a resident on 21 January, is indeed a police officer.
Linden Police Operations Commander Captain Alex Vermaak revealed on 19 February that the “the alleged assailant is a police officer based in Soweto.”
A video of the incident, shows James Starkey beating the man.
“At this stage, two case-dockets are being investigated by Linden Detective Services in connection with this incident,” Capt Vermaak commented.
Linden Police Operations Commander Captain Alex Vermaak reveals that two dockets are being investigated.
“As soon as the investigation is complete, the dockets will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision on prosecution.”
It was alleged that the officer fled the scene when Linden Police arrived.
Starkey commented that he now believes the officer is corrupt and not bogus.
“I think he was there extorting bribes,” Starkey said,
He questioned why an officer based in Soweto would pull residents over in Linden, without a partner.
Starkey later posted on Facebook, “I feel if [the officer] was above board he would have simply produced the ID upfront when I asked him for it and not run from his ‘colleagues’ .”
