
Cape Town - The Metro Police Department has confiscated two imitation firearms used in robberies in the last week.
On Wednesday, 21 November, a member of the public was robbed at gunpoint of his cellphone. He alerted Metro Police officers on patrol in the area who set off after the suspects. The men, aged 23 and 26 were found in possession of an imitation firearm and a cellphone.
In Goodwood on Monday 19 November, a similar incident occurred, with the robbers jumping into a taxi to make their getaway. Officers stopped the vehicle along Jakes Gerwel Drive and after a short foot chase, apprehended the suspects (29 & 31) and detained them at Goodwood SAPS.