Four male suspects who had robbed an Incredible Connection, were arrested yesterday after trying to bribe officers while going through a road block.
JMPD officers arrested the four male suspects around 2pm yesterday on the M2 near Doornfontein, the city said in a statement.
Officers were busy with a stop and search operation when the driver of a white Ford Territory tried to bribe them. Upon further investigation the JMPD discovered that the suspects had actually robbed the Incredible Connection shop in Heidelberg earlier that day.
The car was filled with stolen goods from the Incredible Connection store including two big bags full of cell phones, laptops and other electrical accessories. Two illegal firearms were also found in the vehicle.
The suspects were all detained and have been charged for armed robbery as well possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
Police in Gauteng are cracking the whip on crime with a campaign to combat all misconduct and law-breaking. Authorities made almost 2 500 arrests in the past week.
“Crime combatting operations continue in Gauteng beyond the recent festive season, with intelligence driven operations yielding more than 2420 arrests since Monday, January 16,” police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said.
Masondo said that 702 suspects were arrested in Johannesburg alone following roadblocks, foot patrols, tracing of stolen and hijacked vehicles, stop and searches, raiding of illegal liquor outlets and raiding of wanted suspects property.
Masondo said that 591 suspects were arrested in Tshwane and 550 in Soweto, all for a wide range of crimes. West Rand police also racked up a number of arrests with 443 suspects nabbed.
Meanwhile, 136 suspects were arrested in Ekurhuleni also for a range of crimes, Masondo said.
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