Smash-and-grab suspect nabbed while attempting another theft

[schumi]

Cape Town - The Metro Police Camera Response Unit arrested a smash-and-grab suspect in Langa on Friday 12 April 2019.

Officers on patrol in the area were tipped off by a CCTV operator, who spotted two suspects loitering along Winnie Mandela Drive. The suspects were identified as the same duo who committed a smash-and-grab robbery earlier in the day.

Officers responded, but the suspects ran away when they saw them approaching. After a short chase, one of the suspects was arrested and found in possession of spark plugs which are a common tool used to break the windows of vehicles.

The 24-year-old was arrested for possession of car breaking implements and detained at Langa police station.

More at : https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/new...abbed-while-attempting-another-theft-21284808

 

[TheChamp]

Proactive policing, I like it, well done.

 

[Heisenborg]

CCTV is grainy usually. They arrested him and will release him due to lack of evidence. A spark plug is just circumstantial and wont lead to anything further. The POS will return to another area and keep doing what he does best

 

[supersunbird]

Hollow victory, will probably be out on the streets soon enough.

 

[supersunbird]

CCTV is grainy usually. They arrested him and will release him due to lack of evidence. A spark plug is just circumstantial and wont lead to anything further. The POS will return to another area and keep doing what he does best

Modern PTZ systems are grainy? Pull the other one.

 

[genetic]

CCTV is grainy usually.

It's not 1995 anymore.

The CoCT has quite a sophisticated CCTV system.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Hollow victory, will probably be out on the streets soon enough.

You'd rather they just don't bother?

 

[Hemi300c]

Crime and the street name go hand in hand

 

[supersunbird]

You'd rather they just don't bother?

I just wish the justice system worked even partially efficiently.