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Addo police arrest five and recover stolen goods

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Members from SAPS Addo have arrested five suspects, between the ages of 18 – 24 –years-old last night, Wednesday, 26 November 2014, at 20:30, after they allegedly robbed a mini-market in Nomatamsanqa, Addo.

On Wednesday evening Addo police members were busy doing normal patrol duties when they noticed a maroon Opel kadett speeding away from a business. The members chased the said vehicle and managed to pull it off in Mabopha Street in Addo. The members searched the vehicle and the occupants and discovered cash, airtime vouchers and cellphones. (Whilst the members were busy with the search a complaint of a business robbery was reported to them, per radio). The members immediately searched the area and found a 7.85 firearm nearby and arrested the five men on a charge of armed robbery and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

All the stolen items were recovered on the scene. The Uitenhage Cluster Commander, Brigadier Phillip Salukazana praised the members of Addo and congratulated them for their brave and speedy response.

The suspects are expected to appear in the Addo Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 1 December 2014 on charges ranging from an armed robbery and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

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Alan Straton

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