Cape Town authorities arrested four suspects, after the City’s CCTV operators spotted a group of males loitering near an ATM in Woodstock on Saturday.
Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the
group were interacting with customers using the ATM, which raised a flag, and
operators dispatched Woodstock SAPS to investigate.
‘’By the time officers arrived on scene, the suspects
had got into a silver Golf and driven
off, but the CCTV operator was keeping an eye on them, and directed SAPS to
their location. Officers managed to arrest four suspects who had in their
possession various bank cards, Identity Documents and a wallet.’’
Smith added that one of the suspects, has an outstanding
warrant for assault in Manenberg.
‘’The City’s CCTV cameras once again showed to be a
valuable asset as operators could use the real time footage to identify and
track suspects to the scene. Information gathered on the CCTV network enabled
our enforcement agencies as well as SAPS
to act swiftly and execute successful arrests. With the roll out of additional
CCTV cameras throughout the metropole we will hopefully see an increase in
crime detection and arrests,’’ said Smith.
In a separate incident, authorities arrested a man for
cable theft, on the same day.
‘’A few hours before, CCTV operators in the CBD spotted a
man pulling a large cable along the elevated freeway outgoing – he was arrested
for cable theft and detained at Cape Town Central SAPS,’’ added Smith.
Done By: Mitchum George
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