A 17-year-old was arrested on 2 March in Jeppestown by the Jeppe Police Station’s Crime Intelligence Unit following a tip-off.
Station spokesperson, Captain Richard Munyayi, said the suspect was arrested and detained at their police station.
Munyayi said they immediately acted after receiving information about possible taxi violence between Faraday and Germiston taxi associations. “The alleged violence was planned for the morning around 4am at the corner John Page and Main streets in Jeppestown,” he said.
“The officers informed the Crime Intelligent Unit and this morning [2 March] at around 4am, they all went to the said address and made an observation. They spotted a group of men who arrived and split into three groups and stood in different corners.”
Munyani added that the suspects headed towards Johannesburg Central around 8am, which is when the police decided to follow and search them. “Upon searching them, they found the suspect in possession of an unlicensed firearm with seven live rounds in the magazine and another seven live rounds in his pockets.”
The 17-year-old suspect was arrested and taken to Jeppe Police Station where he was charged and detained.
He has since appeared in court and police investigations are continuing.
Details: Jeppe Police Station 011 624 6042.
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