The Springs police held an operation in the Springs CBD last Saturday.
Capt Johannes Ramphora says the main purpose of the operation was to curb business robberies and armed robberies.
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“The police approached a male in Fourth Street who looked suspicious,” he says.
When the police requested to search him, he refused and allegedly started to assault the police officer.
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The police managed to arrest the man and opened a docket of assault of a police officer.
“The suspect will appear in the Springs Magistrate’s Court soon.”
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