A QUICK-THINKING resident assisted the police to bust thugs by locking them inside a room.
The incident happened in Mfuleni outside Cape Town, Western Cape, on Tuesday, 31 January.
According to Safety and Security MMC Jean-Pierre Smith, officers were tipped off about thugs who were robbing people on Parliament Street.
When they went to the area, they arrested seven people, including two women. When the suspects saw cops, two tried to run away but were chased after. They entered a random house and closed the door behind them, but the owner locked them inside until the cops arrived.
Narrating the incident, Smith said law enforcement advancement plan officers were patrolling when they were alerted to a group of suspects robbing people.
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“Members identified two cars matching the description and approached them. Two suspects fled the scene and a chase ensued through a takeaway shop and over the back wall, where both tried hiding in a room,” said Smith.
“However, a quick-thinking resident locked both suspects inside. They were the last two to get arrested. Both vehicles were seized, as well as several items suspected to be stolen property, along with 100 rounds of high-powered R5 assault rifle ammunition,” he said.
A hawker selling vegetables said the thugs were terrorising people and taking their cellphones, wallets and money. “They were using a gun to threaten residents, who would quickly hand over their belongings. They would beat those who didn’t comply. It was chaos, and it happened for about 30 minutes then they drove off. But cops arrived at the right time,” the resident said.
