Police nail house robber and vehicle thieves after Vumacam deal with Gauteng

Vumacam has announced that its CCTV network in Gauteng has already helped police arrest a house robber, three vehicle thieves, and an alleged fraudster.

This comes after Vumacam and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) announced a partnership on 13 February.

The deal gave authorities access to 6,000 cameras in the province.

Gauteng will also roll out an additional 1,100 cameras in townships and informal settlements as part of the MOU with Vumcam.

“By putting the right people in the right place at the right time, the partnership with GPG is a further demonstration of the very tangible benefits of smart technology to protect all South Africans,” said Vumacam chief commercial officer Michael Varney.

“As a clear example of the power of collaboration between municipal, provincial, national and private law enforcement, the partnership has seen incredible successes in just two weeks since its creation.”

On 21 February, the GPG control room received an alert of a house robbery taking place in the Mondeor area.

The car’s registration number was shared with the team and loaded onto the Vumacam platform.

SAPS highway patrol was dispatched to the last location the camera detected the vehicle in Bruma, and the suspects were pursued.

Several shots were fired, and the suspect’s vehicle then collided with a stationary vehicle on the road.

Officers were able to intercept the vehicle, with three unlicensed firearms recovered, and four suspects arrested for their crimes.

A day earlier, the Vumacam network helped in four key cases.

An alert within the licence plate recognition (LPR) system picked up a stolen motorcycle, enabling SAPS Moffatview to be dispatched.

On the same day, the Proof 360 system was alerted to a stolen BigBoy motorcycle in line with the case number attached to the vehicle.

This enabled SAPS Moffatview to discover the driver was using the registration of a stolen bike that did not match the VIN, and the driver was instructed to replace the registration.

In the third incident, an LPR alert was received of a black Chery car reported stolen.

SAPS Sandton intercepted the vehicle with one occupant inside, and the vehicle was escorted to the station. Officers received a hit on the SAPS database when they ran the vehicle’s details.

That same day, the AA sought a Toyota Corolla in connection with a fraud case.

Following an LPR hit, SAPS Parkview and 24/7 Security were dispatched and intercepted the vehicle.

Booysens SAPS requested the vehicle be brought to the station, leading to the driver’s arrest and the vehicle being impounded.