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Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them during a crackdown on a gang believed to be linked to road spiking incidents in Tshwane. (Darren Stewart, Gallo Images)
- Ten suspects were arrested in connection with road spiking incidents and robberies.
- According to SAPS, an eleventh man charged at police and was shot and killed.
- The spiking incidents took place on the N1, N4 and R80 routes in the Tshwane district.
Police in Gauteng have arrested 10 suspects linked to road spiking incidents.
According to SAPS, another suspect charged at the police and was shot and killed.
The incident took place on Saturday, following information police had received on the whereabouts of the suspects responsible for road spiking on the N1, N4, and R80 in Tshwane district.
The suspects were also wanted in connection with various robberies.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili, the team went to a house in Winterveldt, near Mabopane, which was used to operate an illegal shebeen, and confronted 10 men and a woman running the shebeen.
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"Five of the suspects will be charged [in connection with] a number of counts of rape and armed robbery, while the woman will be charged with contravening the Immigration Act and operating an illegal shebeen," Muridili said.
She said investigators were busy linking the rest of the suspects with numerous cases of robberies.
"The police seized a replica firearm and alcohol," Muridili added.
The suspects will appear in various courts in Pretoria on Monday.
These criminals are not stopping.Today, police arrested ten suspects and shot one dead. It appears a number of gangs are active - the R80 is a hotspot…and the N4 north of Pretoria.#CrimeWatch https://t.co/HzyZgMl6Fn
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) May 11, 2024Gauteng police provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, said: "I am pleased with the dedication and commitment shown by the team that has been working around the clock to ensure that they hunt down and arrest the suspects who have been terrorising the community.
"The arrest of these suspects will help us to close a lot of cases."
