Suspect arrested who threatened an officer with a firearm

24 January 2025 | From Arrive Alive


While on patrol duty in Boksburg, members of the Gauteng Traffic Police and Gauteng Traffic Wardens STT (EC) received information about an officer who was threatened with a firearm.

Acting swiftly, officers tracked down the suspect and conducted a search, leading to the discovery of an unlicensed firearm in the suspect’s possession. The suspect was apprehended and charged with Possession of an unlicensed firearmand Pointing of a firearm.

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