A 24 hour crime spree by three alleged robbers ended in a high speed chase at 09:50 on 15 June 2023, on the M4 freeway.
It is alleged that several street robberies were committed in the SAPS Humewood and SAPS Mount Road policing areas since the afternoon of 14 June 2023.
Further information emerged that the robbers were using a white VW Polo with no number plates and were driving around Gqeberha robbing people on the streets of their cellphones and valuables.
An alert was communicated to all police members to be on the lookout for the suspects and the vehicle.
At about 09:40 the vehicle was spotted by SAPS Mount Road Task Team members on the M4 freeway. The vehicle was travelling at high speed and a police chase ensued through the streets of Sydenham, Sidwell and New Brighton.
Gqeberha K9 unit members provided backup and after a 10 minute chase, the driver of the VW Polo lost control and crashed into the railway line and a boundary wall in Eveready Road, New Brighton.
As the three suspects got out of the vehicle and attempted to flee, two were arrested by the Task Team members while the third suspect was apprehended by K9 ‘Goliath’.
The three suspects aged 20, 21 and 25 year old were detained and several cellphones and personal items believed to be stolen property were confiscated. The vehicle was also confiscated and will form part of the investigation.
A replica firearm believed to been used to commit the robberies were also found in the vehicle.
The suspects are expected in the Gqeberha magistrate court on Monday 19 June 2023 on robbery charges.
Detectives are busy probing their possible link to several cases.
