Armed Faerie Glen traffic light ‘terroriser’ nabbed

A multi-stakeholder operation led to the arrest of one person for allegedly terrorising commuters and motorists at a traffic light on the corner of Atterbury Road and Manitoba Drive in Faerie Glen, east of Pretoria.

According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Johan van Dyk, the man was arrested on Wednesday after he had just robbed another victim.

Van Dyk said the suspect is facing charges of armed robbery and possession of stolen property as well as a dangerous weapon (firearm).

“The suspect was found in possession of replica firearms which he used to rob his victims,” said Van Dyk.

He said investigations are ongoing to see if he can be linked to more robbery cases.

Brinant Private Security group spokesperson Emile Rheeder said stakeholders received information about an armed robbery at the intersection of Atterbury and Manitoba.

He said the robbery happened around 07:30.

“One member of the Garsfontein Sector 2 CPF witnessed the robbery and alerted patrollers, police and private security companies.”

Rheeder said the teams started searching for the robber.

“Communication was well maintained and exit/escape routes were closed.”

Rheeder said the teams saw the suspect who matched the clothing description given out.

“This resulted in the arrest of the suspect who for weeks has been terrorising commuters.”

He said the suspect was found in possession of two imitation firearms and stolen property including a laptop, a Samsung phone and a charging dock.

“Garsfontein police opened a case file with the detention of the suspect.”

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