AP Security commends the arrest of 2 suspects sentenced to 15 years for armed robbery
CAP Specialised Operations worked with SAPS in 2023 to locate the suspects.
CAP Security commended the arrest of two suspects sentenced to 15 years for armed robbery.
On 2 June 2023, CAP Specialised Operations teams, together with SAPS, deployed to the Centurion area to locate a red Renault Kwid being used by suspects involved in business robberies. The team received information that the suspects were planning to commit an incident in the area.
According to a press a CAP press release: “The suspects were involved in over 28 business robbery incidents around Johannesburg between 2022 and 2023. The suspects have been linked to incidents in Emmarentia, Greenside, Parkwood, Houghton, Glenanda, Robindale, Orchards, Highlands North, Parktown North, Linden, Randburg, Craighall, Bramley, Mondeor, Northcliff, Kempton Park and Senderwood.”
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The team located the vehicle and effected the arrests shortly after the suspects had committed a business robbery in Centurion.
The press release added that three suspects were arrested and charged with business robbery, while another was declared deceased on the crime scene after being involved in a shootout with the team.
The items that were stolen in the incident were recovered.
The Prosecution
The CAP legal team monitored the progress of the case through the court system and assisted SAPS with the investigation.
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One of the accused was granted bail and therefore released. In 2024, he was shot in a shootout with law enforcement after being involved in a robbery, which resulted in his death. The 2023 matter proceeded in court with CAP’s legal team monitoring the case and the status of the remaining two accused.
Recently, the remaining two accused pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment for attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and possession of unlicensed firearms.
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