KwaZulu-Natal: On Saturday evening, 24 June 2017 at 19:30, three suspects were arrested after they fired shots at police members from of Port Shepstone and Umzinto and Hibberdene who tried to stop their vehicle. The suspects were sought by police for house and business robberies. They were heading north on the N2 freeway in the Ifafa area at Scottburgh. Police returned fire and the vehicle was forced to stop. The driver and passenger in the cab surrendered. The two suspects sitting at the back, jumped off and fled into bushes on the side of the road. However Zeus, a patrol dog form Umzinto #K9Unit was utilised and apprehended one suspect. The other suspect managed to evade arrest.
A Glock pistol and ten rounds of ammunition, a bolt-cutter, gloves and cell phones were seized. The vehicle will be impounded. The suspects will face charges of attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and housebreaking implements. It is believed that they were involved in other crimes in the area.
