Yesterday evening, 21 September 2016, a member of the Metro Police Camera Response Unit was driving on the R300 from Mitchells Plain en route to Langa when a member of the public flagged him down. 

The officer stopped and was informed that the resident’s business had been robbed by three males driving a VW Golf (the suspects were followed by the complainant). The officer, alone at that stage, managed to pursue and pull over the vehicle and hold down the armed suspects for questioning until backup arrived and he could make the arrests.

Among the suspects was a South African Police Service officer from the Site B Khayelitsha Police Station whose weapon was duly confiscated by the Metro Police officer. A total of R2 095 in cash, found in his possession, was also taken as evidence.​
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​​​​"High-calibre police work such as this is should not go unrecognised, and we are looking forward to highlighting the successes of our officers and setting the tone for the new year at our annual awards event at the end of November,"​ Alderman JP Smith.City Mayoral Committee Member: Safety and Security

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