PARKTOWN - A suspect linked to a robbery of an SAPS senior manager was arrested by the police on Saturday, 27 January 2023. The suspect’s vehicle which is believed to have been used during the robbery while fitted with false registration numbers, was traced to Johannesburg.
He was arrested on the M1 South, Joe Slovo Drive. The team involved comprises of members from Crime Intelligence, Provincial Cold Case Unit, Johannesburg Metro K9 Unit, Vision Tactical SIU and Tracker Connect. The vehicle, which belongs to his girlfriend, has been seized as it was used during the commission of a crime.
On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at about 11:00, a senior manager from Gauteng Provincial Office was robbed at gun point. The Senior Manager was running errands with a friend in Midrand and he was not in uniform. The suspects fled the scene with his private firearm and personal belongings.
The 39-year-old suspect is currently on parole for robbery which was committed in Sandringham in 2007. He was released from prison in 2018.
The suspect will appear before court on Monday, 30 January 2023. The investigating team is searching for his two accomplices.
Source: South African Police Service