Johannesburg – A suspect has been arrested for the robbery of a SAPS Gauteng manager at gunpoint on Thursday.
The police said a suspect linked to the robbery of an SAPS senior manager was arrested on Saturday.
Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said the suspect’s vehicle, which was believed to have been used during the robbery while fitted with false registration numbers, was traced to Johannesburg.
“On Thursday, January 26, 2023, at about 11am , a senior manager from the Gauteng provincial office was robbed at gunpoint. 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,” Muridili said.
The man was arrested on the M1 South/Joe Slovo Drive of-ramp, and the vehicle, which belongs to his girlfriend, has been seized as it was believed that it was used in the commission of a crime.
The team involved in the investigation comprises members from Crime Intelligence, Provincial Cold Case Unit, Johannesburg Metro K9 Unit, Vision Tactical SIU and Tracker Connect.
“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, January 30, 2023. The investigating team is searching for his two accomplices,” Muridili said.
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