A female motorist was arrested after a high-speed which ensued when she allegedly snatched the keys of a vehicle belonging to the Tshwane metro police department and fled while an officer was busy issuing a traffic fine to her.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon after the officer was driving along Francis Baard Street approaching Thabo Sehume Street in the Pretoria inner city.
The officer is a VIP protector assigned to City of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler and the woman has been identified as senior manager at a subsidiary of one of the water boards.
Municipal spokesperson Selby Bokaba said the VIP protector came across a motorist allegedly obstructing traffic in a Mercedes-Benz sedan in the CBD.
“The police official activated a siren and signalled to the female motorist…
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