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Local Security Officers’ vigilance leads to arrest of suspects wanted for robbery

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Two Local Security Scheme (LSS) Officers and the South African Police (SAPS) worked together to arrest two suspects wanted for robbery in the early hours of Tuesday, 17 July 2013.

The two bicycle patrolmen, part of ADT Security’s LSS patrolling team in Summerstrand were patrolling the boardwalk between Something Good and the Beacon when they saw two suspects smoking what appeared to be a Tik pipe. They questioned the suspects to find out what they were up to and noticed that the one of the men had a firearm concealed in the front of his pants.

Assessing the danger, they let the two move on from where they were loitering, but hastened to alert the SAPS team whose vehicle was stationed in a parking area nearby.

Although the two men succeeded in dumping the firearm during the chase, the SAPS tracked them down and arrested them at the Beacon.

The same two suspects are believed to have been involved in a series of robberies along the beachfront and around the university during the last two days. One suspect was in possession of a pair of women’s shoes taken from a female student during a robbery earlier in the night .

“Despite the fact that, as patrolmen, they do not carry firearms, these two officers confronted suspects in a potentially dangerous situation. Thanks to their decisive action and the support of our local SAPS, two more criminals are now off our streets,” says Martin Kriel, Managing Director for ADT Security’s East Coast region.

According to Kriel, their LSS team in Port Elizabeth is a small but effective unit who patrol areas where needed and who can offer residents guarding assistance to support them immediately after a robbery or during functions at their homes when guests depart late at night.

In an unrelated event two weeks ago, the quick thinking and thorough First Aid training of another LSS Officer helped to save the life of a toddler who stopped breathing after falling from a Jungle Gym in Beverly Grove.

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