Convicted former Bloemfontein policewoman, Noxolo Perseverance Job (39), will know her fate when reappearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on 9 December.
After being on trial since her arrest in October 2019, the court eventually convicted the accused on 30 July.
Job was convicted on compelling evidence presented during the trial.
She held the rank of constable at the time of her employment and was attached to the Protection and Security Services (PSS) in Bloemfontein.
Her conviction is the culmination of an investigation by the Bloemfontein Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit.
Capt. Christopher Singo, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, said Job had been convicted for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and contravention of Section 120 of the Firearms Control Act.
Singo stated Job had recruited people to stage a robbery and steal firearms from a safe at the Bloemfontein protection service offices.
“She further lent her official firearm to the would-be robbers at an amount of R50 000,” said Singo.
“A whistle-blower who had become privy to Job’s plans informed the Hawks team based in Bloemfontein. The Hawks and the police’s Crime Intelligence unit followed up on the reliable information provided on 8 October 2019. This led to Job’s arrest during a mock transaction.”
The police used decoys posing as criminals, and Job reportedly told the would-be robbers which firearms were in the safe at the Bloemfontein PSS office.
Further investigations unveiled that the accused had conspired with the undercover agents to rob police members who were on night duty at the Joint Operations Centre in Bloemfontein.
During the initial trial, it emerged that Job had serious financial problems worth thousands of rands and was struggling to pay her escalating debts. In-depth investigation by the police’s elite crime fighting wing revealed that she had been renting out her service gun to criminals in exchange for money, which she planned to use in paying off her debt.
After the state had initially turned down Job’s application for bail, she was released on 23 October 2019 on bail of R5 000, with strict conditions.
The conditions were that she may not have contact with state witnesses, her colleagues; she may not come near the office where she had worked; and she may not return to the office of the VIP Protection unit in Bloemfontein.
