Parolee re-arrested in joint operation
A group of men were terrorising the communities of Mayfield and Maswazini section.
In a recent joint operation, the EMPD Bronberg, Daveyton, Etwatwa and Kingsway precincts, along with the SAPS Task Team received information on the whereabouts of a group of men who have been terrorising the communities of Mayfield and Maswazini section in Daveyton.
The men were also wanted in connection with an incident involving the pointing of a firearm at someone in the Putfontein area.
EMPD spokesperson chief superintendent Kelebogile Thepa said the information led the officers to the first address, in Swazi Street, where they apprehended two suspects matching the descriptions.
“When interrogated, the suspects disclosed an address in the Maswazini section where another suspect could be located.
“The officers went to Andy Crescent where they apprehended a third suspect who is allegedly linked to the shooting of an EMPD member on August 15 at Mayfield Mall.
“The three were taken to Daveyton police station where two were arrested for the pointing of a firearm and will soon appear in the Daveyton Magistrate’s Court. It was established that the third suspect was a parolee who was sought for murder in Daveyton.
“He was escorted to Modderbee Prison by officials from correctional services,” Thepa said.
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