Sunday, March 28, 2010

13 arrested during police weekend crack down

By Ofentse Mokae
28 March 2010


13 people have been arrested after a police blitz in the Western Cape.

The Flying Squad arrested 11 men, believed to be involved in a string of house robberies in the Lwandle area.

Another two were taken into custody in connection with the shooting of a student constable.

Police spokesperson Superintendent Andrè Traut says the one suspect is responsible for the shooting of a young constable in the Lwandle area.

Two firearms were confiscated.

Traut says the suspects are being detained on charges of house robbery, attempted murder, as well as possession of an illegal firearm respectively.

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