COMMUNITY Policing Forum (CPF) members helped cops fight crime.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesman, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, members of CPF brought an alleged business robbery suspect (18) to book less than six hours after the crime was committed on Friday, 8 March.
The suspect was also found in possession of a handgun without ammunition.
Mdhluli said according to information received, a spaza shop owned by a foreign national was targeted at Thuthukani in Standerton in the early hours of Friday.
"It is said that at the time of the incident, the owner of the spaza shop was asleep in one of the rooms when he heard some strange noise outside. It is further reported that when he dashed out to inspect, three suspects accosted him. It was during this time when he was allegedly assaulted with a handgun gun and then robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash as well as two of his cellphones," said Mdhluli.
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He said CPF members were conducting patrol duties in the area around 6am when information about the robbery reached them.
"They then managed to track down one of the suspects. They found him in possession of the said weapon. The suspect was apprehended and the police charged him for business robbery as well as for possession of an unlicenced firearm," said Mdhluli.
He said the police are searching for the two other suspects.
He urged anyone with information on the suspects to call Crimestop on 08600 10111.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrates Court on Monday, 11 March.
Mpumalanga Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has commended the CPF members for their unwavering commitment in the fight against crime.
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