A 28 year old Zimbabwean national was apprehended by members of Reaction Unit South Africa on Litchi Crescent – Brindhaven, Verulam on 27 June 2017. Reaction Officers were called out to the area near the Verulam Crematorium after a resident noticed the suspect jumping over several boundary walls and running towards Todd Street.
The caller provided Officers with a clothing description of the suspect. Reaction Officers formed a perimeter around the area and apprehended the suspect exiting a dense bush. Upon searching the man a large undisclosed amount of cash was found in his pockets and in both his socks.
While being interviewed it was established he was from a town called Epworth in Harare – Zimbabwe. He informed Reaction Officers that in 2010 he bribed a Immigration Official with R100 and entered South Africa illegally. The suspect also informed Officers that he had been arrested on previous occasions for crimes relating to the sale of counterfeit goods as well as robbery in South Africa and; in Zimbabwe.
The suspect confirmed that he had not been paid after been hired to paint a house. He then decided to robbed the home and flee. Reaction Officers checked out several addresses provided by the man, however no victims could be located. The suspect is believed to have committed a crime in the Verulam area.
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