Yesterday, police at Berea deployed their officers strategically in the Musgrave area following an analysis of criminal activities, especially robberies and theft of motor vehicles. Their hard work and persistence paid off when they arrested three suspects who were about to commit crimes in the area.
Whilst police where operational on Musgrave Road they spotted three men on foot who acted suspiciously when they noticed police presence. The quick thinking police officers immediately called for back up to prevent the suspects from slipping through the net. As police officers approached the men they decided to flee to avoid arrest. The determined police officers gave chase and apprehended the men before they could escape the long arm of the law.
The suspects were found in possession of equipment used to break into cars as well as unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The three suspects who are aged between 21 and 25 years, were detained and charged for being in possession of car breaking implements as well as for being in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. They will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, 07 September 2018 to answer for their crimes. Meanwhile, police officers from various units are working around the clock profiling the suspects to establish if these men are linked to other crimes in the area.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commended the brilliant work by our police officers who apprehended the suspects before they could commit a crime. “These arrests are once again an indication that our deployment strategies which are informed by our crime threat analysis are paying off. A number of criminals are being apprehended on a daily basis due to theses proactive deployments which includes stop and searches. We appreciate the fact that citizens are reporting crimes promptly as this informs us of the modus operandi of criminals as well as the areas which they operate in, which in turn informs our deployment strategies,” he said.
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