Municipal items found

Police arrested a suspect believed to be a mastermind behind blue light robberies and among the evidence found were blue lights, police uniforms and insignia that belonged to Madibeng and other traffic police.
“National Crime Intelligence shared information about a suspect who was in possession of a suspected hijacked motor vehicle and suspected to be involved in blue light robberies on freeways. A team comprising members from different units of the South African Police Service, Gauteng Traffic Police Saturation Unit, Tracker Connect, Fidelity Specialised Services and Cap Security Specialised Unit was established to carry out the takedown operation,” said police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo.
“In the early hours of Monday, 18 March, the team pounced on the premises of the suspect in Dawn Park where they found a Volkswagen Polo that was reported to have been hijacked in North West in February this year. “Upon searching the suspect and premises, police found an unlicensed rifle, pistol, scores of ammunition, multiple blue lights, police uniforms and insignia that belong to Madibeng, Gauteng and Mpumalanga traffic police as well as false government vehicle registration plates,” Masondo said. The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of unlicensed firearms, possession of a hijacked motor vehicle, and possession of ammunition, among other charges.
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni applauded the team of law enforcement agencies that worked with diligence to arrest the suspect. “The arrest of this suspect might help us in resolving lots of cases where motorists were robbed by a gang that was utilising blue lights and impersonating police officers,” said Lieutenant General Mthombeni.
More suspects might be arrested pending the investigation.