The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) has arrested a Police Officer for alleged corrupt practices.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, 17 January 2006 in Fourways in Gauteng Province, where it is alleged that a police officer, stationed at the SAPS Douglasdale, extorted an amount of R 250.00 from a woman who was employed as a cashier at a retail outlet in Fourways. Allegedly the suspect police officer undertook not to arrest the said woman who was wanted for corruption provided there is an exchange of money. The woman was suspected of colluding with a security officer in performing corrupt activities at the retail outlet.