Two suspects aged 23 and 33 years old were arrested In Diepkloof on September 24 by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) K9 Unit on a string of charges.
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Charges include possession of a stolen motor vehicle and car-breaking tools, fraud, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer.
The arrest came after JMPD officers received Intel of three men in a Red Hyundai i10 who stole a white VW Polo linked to a case in Linden, Randburg.
The officers who pounced on the suspects on the N1 South, spotted the stolen VW Polo and the getaway vehicle and initiated a takedown that led to a high speed chase.
JMPD Spokesperson, Xolani Fihla said, “The suspects sped off and the officers gave chase until Diepkloof where both cars were cornered. Two Male suspects were arrested and one male suspect managed to flee on foot.”
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According to Fihla, preliminary investigations revealed that one of the suspects was in fact an SAPS member from the Crime Intelligence Unit. Further inspection, revealed that the getaway car was affixed with false registration numbers.
The police also found the original registration number of the vehicle and car-breaking tools inside the vehicle.
“The suspects were detained at Diepkloof SAPS on multiple charges, and it was later discovered that the SAPS member is currently out on bail for another case of theft. The Hyundai i10 which was used in the commission of the crime and the stole VW Polo were both booked in at the SAPS Aeroton pound for verification,” Fihla explained.
The suspects will appear in court during the course of the week.
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