A male suspect was arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s (JMPD) Taxi Violence Unit, K9, and undercover officers together with ASARS Security for having suspected stolen property in Yeoville.
On Wednesday, February 8 officers received information about a cellphone that was taken during an armed business robbery at Cash Crusaders in Florida.
The cellphone’s tracking signal was updated in Yeoville and officers proceeded to the location along Page Street in Yeoville.
Officers observed a red Chevrolet Aveo which was parked on the side of the road, when the driver of the vehicle spotted the officers, he immediately sped off at a high speed, the officers gave chase and managed to stop him along Fortesque and Yeo Streets.
The driver and the vehicle were searched and three cellphones were found, one being a new Huawei.
The phone was tested using the IME number and it was confirmed to be one of the cellphones taken in the Florida robbery.
After the suspect was questioned regarding the items, he immediately led the officers to a basement at a block of flats on Page Street where a white BMW along with false registration plates believed to be used in the robbery was found.
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After the vehicle was searched, laptops, cellphones, and chargers were found and the suspect was arrested and detained at Yeoville Police Station.
The two vehicles used in the commission of a crime were seized and booked in at the police’s pound.
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