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- 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.
