Two robbery suspects arrested during patrol operations

By Ofentse Mokae
22 January 2010

Two robbery suspects were arrested just an hour after the other by traffic officers yesterday afternoon.

In the first incident, while the officers were on patrol in the Lansdowne area they noticed a man running past their vehicle along Hillstar Avenue, carrying what looked like a woman’s bag.

In a statement Merle Lourens Traffic Services Chief Inspector, says a security guard from Sehala Protective Services was in pursuit.

“One officer joined the guard on foot and gave chase when the suspect threw the bag over a wall and jumped over the canal,” Lourens said.

Lourens says the suspect was finally apprehended in Plantation Road.

Less than an hour later, another traffic officer patrolling Modderdam Road near the N2 southbound stopped a motorcycle because only the passenger was wearing a helmet.

It was then found that the driver was not licensed to drive the motorcycle, which did not have a number plate.

The licence disc had expired in September last year and it had been reported stolen earlier that month in the Cape Town city centre.

With the assistance of the South African Police Services (SAPS), both suspects were taken to the police station.