Man arrested for having with remote jamming device
He was also linked to a vehicle break-in where a firearm was stolen.
Quick response by police led to the arrest of a man (40) who was remote jamming vehicles in the Port Shepstone CBD last week.
An off-duty police officer was on his way home when he received information on the suspect’s whereabouts last Thursday afternoon.
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He contacted other police officers and they followed up on the information.
The suspect was spotted and observed trying to jam a vehicle with a remote jamming device.
He was found in possession of a remote jammer and arrested.
An investigation was conducted which linked the suspect to another case where a vehicle was broken into while parked on Reynolds Street where a firearm and clothes were taken on March 10.
The information was followed up in KwaMashu with the assistance of various units in the Saps.
A firearm was recovered in KwaMashu B-section.
Further investigations were conducted and which linked the suspect to a business robbery in Hillcrest.
The man is due to appear in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court for being in possession of a remote jamming device.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula commended the police officers for the speedy arrest of the suspect.
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