Cops leave Rouge seeing red
Rapper stopped and car searched
Rapper Rouge was left shaken after allegedly being harassed by police officers in the driveway of her house.
The Déjà Vu hit-maker spoke out about the incident on Twitter at the weekend, saying she and her boyfriend were returning home when they saw a car pull up alongside them.
Rouge said they initially feared they were on the verge of being hijacked‚ which is when her boyfriend decided to reverse out of the driveway.
The rapper said it was at that point that the police officers turned on their blue lights. However‚ Rouge’s relief soon turned into a horrible ordeal as a police officer allegedly ransacked her car and accused them of being suspicious.
The rapper’s family came out and said Rouge was not out to rob them‚ but the search allegedly continued.
The star was beaten by hijackers two years ago but claimed that the alleged harassment by police was worse.
“I’ve been beaten and hijacked before and for some odd reason this felt so much worse‚” she wrote.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini could not comment specifically on the incident as he was not aware of it but said: “Police may stop and search any suspicious vehicle without a search warrant.
“However, on entering and searching a private property‚ police must obtain a search warrant.
“In certain circumstances a police official may, without a search warrant, search any premises for the purpose of seizing any article believed to be concerned in the commission of crime …”