A Kraaifontein woman landed in hot water when she nearly collided with a Ghost Squad car and assaulted a traffic officer.
According to a statement by the City’s Mayco member for safety and security, JP Smith, the Ghost Squad was conducting an operation aimed at tackling illegal street racing across the northern suburbs at the time of the incident.
He says the woman led officers on a chase through Kraaifontein after nearly colliding with the Ghost Squad vehicle.
She allegedly refused to stop and ignored a number of stop signs and red traffic lights as she tried to get away. When officers eventually forced her to a stop, they found that she was too inebriated to provide a breath sample, Smith says.
At the police station, the woman asked to use the bathroom and while there, she assaulted a traffic officer by kicking and punching her. The woman was eventually restrained and had additional charges added to her docket, he adds.
“This is shocking behaviour, but sadly not uncommon. More and more, our staff are being targeted by law-breakers who have absolutely no regard for anything or anyone. We really won’t change behaviour until people start doing real jail time or until we can publicly name and shame these fools,” says Smith.
