Arouca cop held for rape
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A 34-year-old policeman was arrested in relation to reports of rape in Arouca on Thursday morning.
Police said members of the Arouca CID, Northern Division Task Force Area Central and the Cybercrime Unit went to the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) housing development, Arouca, at around 5 am. They were making enquiries into the report of a rape that took place on Wednesday afternoon.
Police found a man they believed to be the suspect and arrested him.
Investigators said the man was last assigned to the Northern Division Task Force Area West.