While on patrol along Bluff Road, Security Force reaction unit officer, André Van Loggerenberg saw a man hauling multiple heavy backpacks. When the man spotted Van Loggerenberg, he made a beeline for the bushes in Hartlepool Road.
With knowledge of the area, the reaction unit officer expected the man to make his way along the nearby railway lines so he went ahead to an area he believed he could intercept him.
Brighton Beach SAPS management commends reaction unit officer André Van Loggerenberg on his perseverance in tracing and arresting the suspect
It wasn’t long until Van Loggerenberg found his target, who was walking towards him with a second man. He also saw three others putting objects into backpacks. When the three saw him they rushed at him, but when they saw him draw his gun, they fled along the railway line.
Following a short pursuit, Van Loggerenberg caught the other two men. However, as he was walking them, along with the suspected stolen goods out of the bushes, one man managed to break loose and run away.
Investigations revealed the recovered items, valued at about R120,000, were stolen from a business in Bayhead.
The arrested man, a 54-year-old from Isipingo, was charged with being in possession of stolen items.
“Brighton Beach SAPS management commends reaction unit officer André Van Loggerenberg on his perseverance in tracing and arresting the suspect. We also commend him on the recovery of the stolen items. Informers have been activated and more arrests are imminent,” said media officer, Captain Louise Le Roux.
