Gone bananas: SAPS officer arrested over alleged supermarket shoplifting

Gone bananas: SAPS officer arrested over alleged supermarket shoplifting

A 59-year-old SAPS officer was arrested in Barberton after allegedly adding extra items to a weighed purchase at a supermarket, with police confirming the member would face the same legal processes as any other suspect.

Police officer arrested for shoplifting

An off-duty SAPS officer was arrested for shoplifting on Saturday, 31 January 2026, at a certain supermarket in Barberton. According to the police, a security officer who was on duty at the main entrance of the supermarket received information from the store’s control room, indicating that a male customer had allegedly added extra bananas into a plastic bag after the item had already been weighed and priced at the pay point. READ | Police comman…

Top cop caught 'shoplifting'!

The control room reported that a male customer had allegedly added extra bananas into a plastic bag after the items had already been weighed and priced at the till.

Cop arrested for stealing bananas worth R43

By Everson Luhanga The 59-year-old off-duty police officer was arrested at 18:30 on Saturday, 31 January, at a Barberton supermarket for alleged shoplifting. Store security stopped the officer after more bananas were added to a weighed bag. The value difference came to R43.80. A 59-year-old police officer appeared in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 2 February, for allegedly shoplifting bananas. The off-duty officer was arrested on …