MALVERN police officers arrested four suspects after a chase ensued when the driver of suspicious vehicle refused to stop when asked to during a patrol in the Malvern area on Tuesday, 29 August.
According to Malvern SAPS communications officer, W/O Radhika Marimuthu, Malvern SAPS crime prevention members Cst Lavern Gounden and Cst Nelson Moodley were patrolling the Malvern area when they spotted a suspicious vehicle on Carrick Road, Malvern.
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“Members flagged the driver of vehicle to stop but he sped off. The officers gave chase from Malvern into the Chatsworth area, ending in Bayview,” she said.
When the vehicle was finally stopped at a Bayview Shopping complex, the vehicle was searched and a radio using the police frequency, computer boxes, car key, gloves, screwdrivers, masking tapes, spanners and other instruments were found in the vehicle.
“The vehicle had a false registration plate on top of the authentic one. The vehicle belonged to a car hire company. The suspects were arrested and charged on various counts,” she added.
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The station commander, Lt-Col Valarine Reddy commended her members on starting the chase, and arresting the suspects. She further applauded her members for the arrests and recoveries and being focused in their commitment to reducing crime.
Lt- Col Reddy also thanked other members who responded and assisted in the processing of the crime scene.
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