A HOUSEBREAKING gang was stopped in their tracks by the combined force of Brighton Beach SAPS crime intelligence, Montclair trio task team, Durban and Metro K9 units on Thursday, 20 April.
The gang of five men ransacked homes in Montclair, Greenwood Park, Reservoir Hills, Umkomaas and Amanzimtoti.
They were tracked through a hired vehicle and were chased towards KwaMashu’s Malendela Road where they were stopped. Police arrested the four men and searched the vehicle.
Police found a shotgun, revolver and a flat screen TV.
Montclair SAPS spokesman, Capt Dereck Vijiam said, “The firearms were linked to a housebreaking in Montclair’s Jardine Road and the TV had just been stolen from a house in Reservoir Hills.”
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Further investigations led to another man being arrested and eight more flat screens and several home theatre systems being recovered in Umlazi and Lamontville. “More recoveries are expected as we expect to link them to more crimes,” added Capt Vijiam.
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Three of the five arrested men have been positively linked to a Montclair house robbery where a TV was stolen. The same TV was also recovered.
The five men are expected to appear in court on today (Monday, 24 April).
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