Cops, public join hands to apprehend three armed robbery suspects

[schumi]

Two of the suspects were arrested after fleeing the scene, while the third was arrested at his girlfriend’s home in Sedibeng.







A joint effort by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and alert members of the public has led to the arrest of three suspected armed robbers in Tembisa.

Two of the suspects were arrested after fleeing the scene, while the third was arrested at his girlfriend’s home in Sedibeng.

EMPD spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said officers from the security and loss control unit were monitoring slow-moving traffic in Tembisa at around noon on Wednesday when they spotted two armed men jumping out of a white Renault sedan.

The men then allegedly accosted a female pedestrian.

“The woman was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by the two men. Officers, who witnessed the incident, responded swiftly and ran after the two suspects who were in possession of a 9mm pistol and the victim’s bag which contained her bank card and ID.

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More at : https://citizen.co.za/news/south-af...ds-to-apprehend-three-armed-robbery-suspects/

 

[Hemi300c]

Good work.
I wonder what would have happened if the pistol was fully loaded.

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

Please explain why the word "allegedly" is used when officers witnessed the event and caught the criminals in the act? Please do the same with the "suspects" vs criminal?
Do you have to be convicted in court before the definitions change?