News24 | Undercover cops arrest suspect for alleged attempted robbery on Cape Town cyclist

Woodstock cops in Cape Town have arrested a suspect who allegedly attempted to rob a cyclist on the N1 on Sunday. (Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Undercover Cape Town police officers arrested a suspect who allegedly attempted to rob a cyclist on the N1 on Sunday.

This after they were deployed to the area because of an increase in reported incidents of robberies on cyclists.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said officers attached to the Woodstock Crime Prevention Unit were strategically deployed in civilian clothes to conduct foot patrols in the area.

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The area was identified by police as a hotspot where cyclists often become victims of mugging in the vicinity of the Lower Church Street bridge.

"At about 08:45, they noticed an unidentified man trying to rob a cyclist. The members gave chase and apprehended the 34-year-old foreign national for attempted robbery.

Swartbooi said: 

At the end of last month, police and other law enforcement officers conducted an integrated operation following numerous complaints of robberies involving cyclists and pedestrians at Lower Church Street and the N1.

During this operation, 18 undocumented persons were arrested. Officers conducted searches and arrested three suspects for the possession of drugs and one for the possession of a dangerous weapon.

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