Durban police arrest robbery suspects in quest to clear city of crime
Three robbery suspects were arrested on Friday in separate incidents and are expected to appear at Durban Magistrates court today.
DURBAN Central police detectives have arrested a number of robbery suspects in a quest to clear the city of crime.
Three robbery suspects were arrested on Friday in separate incidents and are expected to appear at Durban Magistrates court today.
Capt Muzi Maphumulo said Durban Central police detectives were patrolling in Durban CBD on the lookout for wanted suspects.
“Police were on a quest to arrest robbery suspects who are becoming a problem in the city, committing a number of robberies from people visiting the city either on foot or in junctions,” he said.
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He said detectives were travelling along Wills Road in Durban when they spotted a suspect who fitted the description of one suspect in a reported robbery case.
In the case, it is alleged that the victim was in Wills Road on 25 October when he was approached at knife point by two men who assaulted him and took his cellphone.
“The detectives nabbed the suspect, whom had upon interrogation led the detectives to a second suspect who was a part of the same robbery. The members arrested both suspects,” said Maphumulo.
He said in the third arrest, a detective was doing crime observation in the city when he noticed a wanted suspect in Warwick Avenue.
It is alleged that the complainant was walking in Samora Machel Avenue in Durban when she was approached by the suspect who asked to use her cellphone to call his children who needed assistance.
The suspect ran away with the phone.
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“The detective had taken it upon himself to look for suspects who are committing robberies in Durban CBD and when he saw the suspect who fitted the description from this case, he arrested him on the spot,” said Maphumulo.
In both instances the stolen property was not recovered.
“The police appeal to the community not to lend their belongings to people they do not know. Please be alert at all times, never trust strangers, unless you are sure that it is not a trap,” he said.
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