One alleged business robbery suspect was arrested while his accomplices made a quick escape when police and security personnel cornered the fleeing gang on the N2 south bound, on Friday evening.
Marshall Security spokesperson, Tyron Powell, said: “Our members responded to a business robbery at a well-known shopping centre in the Musgrave area, where the large gang of suspects had fled the scene in multiple vehicles leading to a high-speed chase on the N2 and an arrest of a suspect.”
He added: “On Friday evening at approximately 17h50, members of our Special Operations Team were responding to a business robbery that was in progress at a retail outlet shop at a well-known shopping centre.
Whilst responding, our members received information from the SAPS Crime Intelligence that a large gang of suspects had fled the scene towards the N3 highway in three separate vehicles; a white VW Polo, a silver Toyota Etios and a white Suzuki Swift.”
Powell said Marshall members, together with the SAPS Phoenix Trio Crime Unit and the SAPS Provincial Trio and Vehicle Theft Unit, strategically positioned themselves on the N2 south bound just before the M7 off-ramp.
“A short while later, two of the three wanted vehicles were spotted travelling at high speed on the N2 south bound, passing our team members. Our team members immediately responded and after a short high-speed chase, both vehicles were brought to a stop and multiple suspects fled from their vehicles. One suspect was immediately arrested, however, after an extensive search the outstanding suspects managed to evade arrest after fleeing into a nearby dense bush.
It is believed that the same suspects and vehicles were involved in a business robbery earlier in the day at a well-known shopping centre in the Sea View area,” added Powell.
He said the scenes were secured and SAPS investigations are underway.
