TWO suspects aged 33 and 46 were arrested on Wednesday, 16 November in Lombardy East, Joburg for a string of armed robberies.
Colonel Katlego Mogale said the arrests were effected in collaboration with the Hawks, Tracker Connect, Badboyz Security and the Ekurhuleni District Zone Ops Team, among other teams.
Mogale said the police received information about a gang of armed men using an Audi during hijackings and home invasions in the Gauteng suburbs.
“They proceeded to Lombardy East where the gang was spotted. Police intercepted them when they entered residential premises and were immediately apprehended.
“Three firearms, housebreaking implements, gloves, balaclavas and a stolen television set, as well as cellphones, were found inside the vehicle,” she said.
Mogale said they found an Audi vehicle that had false registration plates and was robbed from the owner in Bramley earlier this year.
“A Kia Picanto was also found in the same premises and it also had false registration plates positively identified as robbed from the owner in Linden in June.
“Preliminary investigation has linked the suspects to a number of hijackings and armed robberies. The stolen items including a television set were positively identified by the owner where the suspects had allegedly accosted and robbed them in Honeydew,” Mogale said.
She said the investigation to link the suspects to other robberies was continuing and they were not ruling out the possibility of arresting more suspects.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Joburg Magistrates Court soon.
