Ward 132 Councillor Annette Deppe’s son was the victim of a house robbery in Kyalami on 4 February.
Deppe said her son and some friends were held at gunpoint at a party, opposite Cluny Farm Centre in Kyalami.
Midrand police’s operations commander, Captain Lionel Chetty said the community policing forum, security companies and operations team partnered with the police and chased the suspects who were driving a silver Avanza.
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“We gave chase and managed to arrest one suspect and recovered one firearm, following a shootout between the suspects and the police. No police officers were injured but one suspect was shot and taken to hospital,” said Chetty.
The police were searching for five suspects but during the chase, the suspects lost control of their vehicle, causing it to overturn. The injured suspect was caught while the second one was not found. The other three suspects were not in the vehicle and their whereabouts are unknown.
Chetty announced that the stolen television, shoes, phones and alcohol were recovered. He is pleased with the success of the arrest and hopes the other suspects will also be apprehended, soon.
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