Blue light bandits: Trio arrested after a high-speed chase and shootout
Police arrested a trio of suspects that have alleged been terrorising the Pretoria North area in a car fitted with blue lights.
Police in Pretoria arrested three suspects between the age of 28 and 36 on Tuesday morning, 20 April 2021, following a high-speed chase and gun battle in Rama City near Ga-Ranwuka.
According to a statement from the Hawks, the South African Police Service (SAPS) was allegedly spurred to action by a tip-off about a white Volkswagen Polo that was abusing blue lights in the Pretoria North area.
ONE BLUE LIGHT BANDIT WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE
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Police recover 11 stolen vehicles after operations in Pretoria North, Montana and Sinoville
By Liam Ngobeni
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A joint intelligence-led operation saw a multi-disciplinary team on Tuesday pounce on three addresses.
At the first in Pretoria North, police found a makeshift park-and-sell facility with a Nissan NP200 reported stolen at Lyttelton SAPS in October.
They seized a BMW 5-series reported stolen at Soshanguve last month and a Toyota Fortuner with a tampered vehicle identification number.
Four more vehicles were found at the second address in Montana. They were a Renault Sandero, Audi A4, VW Polo and Toyota Etios.
The cars were being sought by police in Sunnyside, Temba, Mamelodi and Brooklyn.