The Humansdorp Cluster Commander, Brig John Lebok handed commendation certificates to members after they continued working after their shift ended in pursuit of robbery suspects.
The Joubertina members received commendation certificates following their persistence, hard work and dedication in pursuit of business robbery suspects and arrested all three and also recovered a getaway vehicle. A business robbery incident occurred on Saturday, 12 May 2018, just before midnight, allegedly three men stormed into a fuel station in Kritzinger Street, Joubertina.
The men assaulted a petrol attendant on duty with iron bars before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The nine members after viewing a video footage decided to comb Joubertina to follow some leads and continued with work after their normal hours of duty. The three suspects, Samora Silevu (24), Justin Freeks (28) and Vernon Abrahams (33) all from Joubertina were arrested and appeared at the Joubertina Magistrates’ Court and were denied bail.
Their case was postponed to Monday, 28 May 2018 for a bail application.
Brigadier John Lebok praised members for their passion and dedication. “Your decision to continue working outside your normal work hours, showed that policing to you is indeed a calling”, added Brig Lebok.
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