During the early hours of 13 May 2018, East London Flying Squad members received a complaint from radio control that there is a stolen bakkie that was taken during a business robbery in Bisho area by four armed suspects who were travelling in the direction towards the Mount Coke Road from Bisho to East London.
On the crossing of Mount Coke and Buffalo Pass Road members spotted the stolen vehicle fitting the description and a chase ensued causing the suspect’s vehicle to veer off the road into the bushes near the corner of Buffalo Pass and Mount Coke Road. The suspects alighted from the stolen vehicle and started to fire shots at police upon which police members returned fire. A 29 year old suspect have been arrested in the bushes with no injuries.
Three plasma television sets, 2 laptops, various jewellery items, money, clothing, alcohol and tabocco was recovered. The suspects used the complainant’s bakkie and also took three other vehicles keys from the complainant.
The suspect will appear in court tomorrow on charges of Business Robbery, Possession of stolen property and Attempted Murder.
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