Cape Town – A video in which an off-duty police officer is seen getting out of a white Mercedes-Benz and apprehending a minibus driver trying to flee after being stopped by metro police officers has gone viral on social media.
According to IOL, the incident happened on Sunday, May 8 when the taxi driver was stopped by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers who were conducting a roadblock at William Nicol Drive and Sandton Drive in Sandton.
“The taxi driver stepped out of the vehicle and walked to the officer that had stopped him. The officer asked him for his driving license. The driver went back to the taxi and instead of returning with a driving license, he drove off.
WATCH: Man jumps out the car to catch a taxi driver who was trying to run away from JMPD Officer. pic.twitter.com/S4R6nQRxS8
— Vehicle Trackers (@VehicleTrackerz) May 10, 2022
“As he drove off a chase ensued with officers following in pursuit. Officers managed to block and stop the vehicle not far from the roadblock,” the report quoted JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla as saying.
The taxi driver stepped out of the car and attempted to run from the officers.
But suddenly, a man jumped out of the passenger’s door from a Mercedes-Benz behind the taxi and grabbed hold of the taxi driver.
The man was an off-duty SAPS officer.
“It was later found out that the gentleman who caught the taxi driver is actually an SAPS member. The department salutes him for not neglecting his call of duty,” said Fihla.
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