DURBAN – Last night at 19:55, police officers from the Provincial Task Team were conducting their duties in Montclair when they were approached by a man who informed them that he was robbed.
The complainant alleged that he was walking along Kenyon Howden Road when he was robbed of his cellphone by five armed suspects who were travelling in a vehicle. The police spotted the said vehicle on Robin Hood Road and attempted to intercept the vehicle. The suspects fired shots at the police officers and there was a shoot-out. The suspects abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot. Two suspects were arrested whilst the other three managed to evade police arrest.
Several cellphones including the one that was robbed from the complainant was found inside the suspects’ vehicle. A two-way radio that was used by the suspects was also found near the scene. Inside the boot of the vehicle, police found clothes and shoes suspected to be used by suspects after committing crimes. The investigation conducted at the scene revealed that the same vehicle was used during a house robbery committed in KwaMakhutha last month. The suspects will also be profiled to establish if they are linked to other robberies committed in the Umbumbulu and surrounding areas. The suspects believed to be 21 and 22 are expected to appear before the Durban Magistrates’ Court soon on charges of robbery and attempted murder of police officers.
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula welcomed the arrest of the suspects. “We will continue with our positive approach in the fight against criminals in this province,” he said
