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SF Officer Accused Of Snooping
SAN FRANCISCO -- A veteran San Francisco police sergeant accused of illegally using department computers to gather personal information on 20 individuals -- many of them women -- appeared in court on Tuesday.
Andre Fontenot, 46, who joined the department in September 1989, did not enter a plea. He is scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 1.]
Judge Lillian K. Sing approved a sealed stay-away order and a $100,000 bail agreement.
After Fontenot left the courtroom without comment, his attorney Jim Collins said he would need to review the district attorney's evidence b... Read more
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09 May 2007
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Police cover up exposed after
Serious questions are being raised following a robbery at the home affairs offices in Tshwane recently. SABC News has dramatic and exclusive footage of the incident, which up to now, has been kept under wraps. The recording also reveals how police officials compromised the crime scene.
Five policemen have been arrested following the incident. SABC News has learnt at least R50 000 was allegedly stolen from the home affairs offices on March 23 in the early hours of the morning. Up to now, both the police and home affairs have been mum on the issue.
Home affairs CCTV footage shows how robbers struck just after 1am. Although they used a crowbar to gain initial entry into the building, the footage reveals worrying aspects as the robbers appear to know where they are going, with one of the suspects speaking on a cell phone while the other sorted out a bunch of keys to open two office doors. They then forced a door open. Once inside, they quickly opened the safe and removed some of the contents. Seconds later, they were gone. The department has confirmed the robbery.
Inside job
Mantshele Tau of the department of home affairs says the possibility of an inside job is being investigated as part of an internal process and says the department has a very clear policy on corruption and there is a zero tolerance approach. Tau says they have in past two years fired more than 200 officials charged with corruption related activities.
However, there is another major concern as police officials arrived on the scene at 1.37am. They intermittently entered and left the crime scene. They also examined the scene without gloves. CCTV footage showed officials checking what appears to be petty cash boxes. One official picked up evidence, examined it and threw it on the floor. Another official checked the boxes on the table, and appeared to wipe one with his cap afterwards.
The robbers left the safe door open, but an official closed it. Reliable sources have told SABC News that forensic experts had not yet arrived at the scene.
Expert analysis
Marielize van Zyl, a senior lecturer in forensic investigations at Unisa, says the uniform branch members who arrive first should secure the scene, being careful not to touch anything or walk over evidence and ensure it is secured for the forensics officials.
SABC News has established that the police have also launched their own internal investigation into the conduct of the officials.
Lungelo Dlamini, the Gauteng provincial spokesperson, has confirmed that the five police members were subsequently arrested and charged with defeating the ends of justice. They appeared in court recently and were granted R1 000 bail. Despite their arrests, SABC News has learnt that the five officials are still in their posts conducting policing duties.
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