Two arrested after remote jamming incident in Durban North
The two suspects and their vehicle were taken to Durban North SAPS for further investigation and processing. Police are continuing their investigation.
TWO suspects were arrested on Thursday afternoon following a remote jamming incident in the Broadway area, Durban North.
According to Marshall Security, the company’s Emergency Dispatch Centre received a report at 12:35 of suspects attempting to jam a vehicle’s remote system. The suspects, travelling in a red Hyundai Atos, fled when they realised they had been spotted.
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Details of the vehicle were circulated to armed response officers, Marshall Security’s Special Operations Team, and the Durban North SAPS Crime Prevention Unit. A short while later, the vehicle was tracked travelling along Blackburn Road and then onto Chris Hani Road.
“The suspects, realising they were being followed, attempted to flee but were intercepted and apprehended by our officers and Durban North SAPS Crime Prevention at a well-known informal settlement on Old North Coast Road,” Marshall Security said.
A search of the vehicle uncovered a signal jammer believed to have been used in the attempted incident.
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