EMPD nab armed robbery suspect

The arrested man faces charges of armed robbery.

Tsakani – EMPD Eastern Region Task Team officers intercepted a 29-year-old man for armed robbery in Tsakani on July 23.

According to EMPD spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, officers were on patrol when they received a complaint of armed robbery on Mashimini Street, Ext 8, Tsakani.

“Officers followed the information and were led to Gogomo Street in Ext 8, where, on arrival, they found a male suspect in the house. The complainant confirmed to the officers that the man they found in the house was the one who robbed her,” said Thepa.

She added that the man was immediately arrested and detained at the Tsakane Police Station. He faces charges of armed robbery.

He will soon appear in the Tsakane Magistrate’s Court.



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