- Four men have been arrested and appeared in court on counts of armed robbery with aggravating circumstances and illegal possession of a firearm.
- The suspects were caught during a high-speed chase in Claremont on Saturday, 21 October.
- They were spotted in a suspicious black Toyota Yaris with cloned registration plates around 11:20.
The case of four men arrested in Claremont over the weekend
has been postponed to Thursday 9 November. The quartet, between the ages of 25
and 45, was arrested following a high-speed chase by the Western Cape Flying
Squad and Law Enforcement on Saturday 21 October.
Western Cape police spokesperson Lt Col Malcolm Pojie said
that members from the Flying Squad as well as Cape Town Law Enforcement
responded on an alert of a suspicious black Toyota Yaris with cloned
registration plates around 11:20.
“The members spotted the vehicle which had only one occupant
inside, later to be established, the driver of the getaway car. As members were
about to approach the vehicle, three men came running out of a store and
boarded the Yaris vehicle which immediately sped off.”
“A high-speed chase ensued whereby the getaway vehicle was
finally boxed in and forced to a halt near Palmyra and Campground roads in
Claremont.
“Upon searching the vehicle, members found three firearms,
clothing items, bedding, cellular phones and a substantial amount of cash. The
four occupants of the car were arrested and detained at the Claremont police
holding cells.”
Pojie said police investigation confirmed the suspects had
just pulled off an armed robbery at a shop in Claremont on Saturday morning.
When asked whether the daylight robbers could potentially form part of a crime
syndicate operating in the South, Pojie said: “The possibility that the four
could be involved and possibly linked to other serious crime, are being
investigated.”
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The suspects appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on
Monday 23 October on numerous charges including armed robbery.
Eric Ntabazalila, the spokesperson for the Western Cape
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), told People’s Post: “The four men
appeared at the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court and were charged with robbery with
aggravating circumstances and illegal possession of a firearm.”
Other charges include charges related to fraud and the
possession of presumed stolen property.
