THREE suspects were arrested on Wednesday (February 11) after a failed attempted cellphone robbery in Durban North.

The incident occurred at about 18:15 on Mackeurtan Avenue.

Members of the Durban North SAPS Crime Prevention and Marshall Security’s Special Operations Team stopped and apprehended the suspects as they attempted to evade arrest.

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In recent months cases of phone snatching robberies have been recorded across the Durban North and Greenwood Park policing precincts.

Following the arrest the same suspects were linked to another case in uMhlanga which was captured on video below.

This incident occurred in January on Millennium Boulevard in the Umhlanga Ridge area.

In the incident on Wednesday Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell said they spotted a white Toyota Etios parked near a well-known bar in Durban North, with its hazard lights on.

“The vehicle immediately raised suspicion due to its unusual positioning, the behaviour of its occupants, and a modus operandi commonly associated with cellphone snatching incidents,” he said. “While under observation, the rear passenger exited the vehicle and approached nearby shops.

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“Moments later, he attempted to snatch a cellphone from a member of the public. The attempt was unsuccessful, and the suspect immediately fled back toward the Etios. As soon as the suspect re-entered the vehicle, the driver attempted to flee the scene. SOT members, together with Durban North SAPS Crime Prevention, initiated a pursuit and successfully stopped the vehicle at the corner of Adelaide Tambo Drive and Mackeurtan Avenue,” he said.

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