Durban — A suspect was apprehended by law enforcement officers while he was stripping a stolen vehicle in Ntuzuma.
Marshall Security managing director Tyron Powell said that in the early hours of Thursday morning, members of their special operations team apprehended a suspect that stole and stripped a Hyundai.
Powell said at about 2.45am, members of their special ops team were activated to assist Cartrack with locating a stolen Hyundai that was taken in the Ntuzuma area.
Their members immediately responded to the last known location of the vehicle.
“As our team members arrived, two suspects were seen still inside the vehicle in the process of stripping it in order to find the tracking device.
“When the suspects noticed our team members approaching, they alighted from the vehicle and fled on foot,” Powell said.
“After a lengthy foot chase, one suspect was apprehended by members of our Special Ops Team together with the assistance of the Cartrack ground team members and Ntuzuma SAPS Crime Prevention Unit. Unfortunately, the second suspect managed to evade arrest.
“Upon searching the suspect, car break-in implements and the radio taken from the stolen vehicle were found in his possession,” Powell said.
He said that the suspect and the vehicle were transported back to the Ntuzuma police station for further investigation and processing.
“Well done to our team members on yet another successful arrest,” added Powell.
Police were approached for comment but had not commented by the time of publication.
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