Former Greytown Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson Lungisani Mabaso says the killing of the police station commander leaves a big void in resident’s hearts.
The station commander, whose name has not yet been released by the police, was killed in a shootout with a group of robbers on Thursday night.
She and other officers were responding to a robbery at a supermarket in town when the fleeing robbers started shooting at them.
Two suspects were killed in the shootout and one wounded. About seven suspects fled the scene.
Mabaso says the colonel who took over as station commander in 2024 was accommodating, disciplined and dedicated.
“She was a good leader, and she was leading from the front. You’ll find her walking on the street, wearing the uniform. And you’ll find her in front arresting people. You won’t find her in the office; you’ll find her on the ground. Even his death has proven that. Because he died while he was leading in front fighting crime.”
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