Off-duty cop nabs fleeing thieves

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Johannesburg - An off-duty police officer was at the right place at the right time on Tuesday as he managed to stop two thieves in their tracks.

Although of one two men tried to run away, the SA Police Service (SAPS) officer from the Edenvale police station managed to apprehend both of them who had followed a woman home from a shopping mall and tried rob her of her possessions, including a Rolex watch.

Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said that on Tuesday afternoon the woman was returning from Eastgate shopping centre to her Bedfordview home when she was followed by the men.

The pair then took the woman’s handbag, cellphone, house keys and the watch.

But as they were about to flee the scene, the woman’s husband retaliated.

More at: http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/off-duty-cop-nabs-fleeing-thieves-2067948

 

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More of the story - It seemed from the previous post the woman's husband was the off duty policeman.

But as they were about to flee the scene, the woman’s husband retaliated.

“As the suspects were trying to drive away from the scene, the victim's husband fired shots at them and their vehicle, a BMW, crashed into a gate,” said Dlamini.

“The suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran on foot.”

The off-duty officer then stopped robbers and arrested one of them who sustained an injury to his left arm after being hit by the bullet that was fired by the woman’s husband.

“The second suspect was arrested few blocks away from the crime scene. All the stolen items were recovered,” said Dlamini.

Well done to the Cop!