A security officer became a hero on Wednesday, June 8 when he managed to stop a suspect in his tracks at the Pick n Pay shopping complex on Soutpansberg Drive in Van Riebeeck Park, managing to return a stolen cellphone and tablet.
MML Security operations manager, Dewald Lategan, said the suspect went into Gadget Fix in the complex, where he distracted the female sales attendant with a fake R200 note.
“The suspect then grabbed her cellphone and tablet and started running. She pressed the panic button and screamed for help,” explained Lategan.
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According to Lategan, a security officer in the parking area ran after the suspect and tackled him to the ground.
“We arrived on the scene and apprehended the suspect until Norkem Park SAPS arrived.”
Norkem Park SAPS spokesman, Capt Lesibana Molokomme, said the suspect was 24 years old and a case of theft had been opened against him.
