The Western Cape police remain devoted in fighting crime and protecting our communities, as demonstrated with the recent arrest of four suspects who were found in possession of false registration number plates and stolen goods.
On Thursday, 24 April 2025 at 15:30, members of Maitland Flying Squad were busy performing crime prevention duties when they received information of a white Hyundai which was involved in an armed robbery in Goodwood earlier. The members swiftly responded to the information upon which they spotted the mentioned vehicle driving in Jakes Gerwel Road. The vehicle started to speed away upon noticing the police vehicle. The members gave chase and managed to stop the vehicle in Station Road, Maitland where the two suspects jumped out and started running. Both suspects were apprehended and the members ensued with search of the vehicle and found false vehicle registration plates in the vehicle which are believed to have been used to commit crime. Members also recovered a purse containing stolen bank and ID cards.
Further investigation revealed that the suspects are linked to seven armed robberies committed in Woodstock, Elsies River, Goodwood and Parow. The Two suspects aged 30 and 37 were detained at Goodwood SAPS.
In an unrelated incident on the same day, members of Maitland Flying Squad were on the lookout for a Mercedes Benz motor vehicle with false registration plates in Cape Town area. The members followed up information and found the vehicle in Rondebosch area where they pulled over and searched the vehicle. Members discovered false registration plates, a substantial quantity of bank cards and point of sales devices inside the vehicle.
Two suspects, aged 35 and 42 years, were arrested and detained at Rondebosch SAPS.
The four suspects will appear in the Goodwood Magistrates Court, once charged on the mentioned charges.
