A suspect (35) has been arrested for attempted murder and housebreaking on Thursday afternoon after crashing into a pole and another vehicle at the of corner Monument and Van Riebeeck roads in Allen Grove.
According to Kempton Park SAPS spokesman, Capt Jethro Mtshali, the suspect was involved in a high speed chase with CMS security officers after a break-in in Pomona.
The suspect was the driver of the vehicle. His armed accomplice fled the scene and is still at large.
Mtshali said the two had broken into a complex at the corner of Outeniqua and Stanley roads in Pomona.
“The two entered the property by lifting the gate off the rail. They stole a plasma TV and remote controls, an external hard drive and other valuables,” explained Mtshali.
“The suspects apparently pressed the panic button, thinking it to be the remote to the gate and CMS Security responded,” he added.
The security company chased the suspects in a white Honda up to Van Riebeeck Road. They fired several shots at the officers who were hot on their heels.
The traffic light at the intersection was red for them but they skipped it and hit a silver Opel Corsa. The driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a pole.
The driver of the Opel Corsa, Thabo Hlabane (27), was driving with his uncle and seven-month-old daughter, who was taken home immediately by paramedics.
“I am not relieved. I’m still not sure if she had not sustained internal injuries. I don’t understand why this is happening to me. These guys are not starving so I don’t know why they are doing this,” he told Express at the scene.
Police are still searching for the armed passenger who was allegedly responsible for firing shots.
A video and more photographs will be posted later.
