Cop allegedly linked to business robberies in Mpumalanga arrested 11 May 2021 - 11:03 By Khanyisile Ngcobo The 40-year-old constable was arrested on Monday. File photo. Image: Gareth Wilson
A Mpumalanga police officer allegedly linked to a spate of business robberies in Volksrust will appear in the town’s magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
The 40-year-old constable was arrested on Monday, less than a month after four other accused in the case made a daring escape just before an appearance at the same court.
The four managed to escape after a scuffle with police officers but one suspect, Welcome Mncube, was swiftly rearrested. Three others, Sandile Gasa, Jima Dube and Emmanuel Sibanda, are still on the run.
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A police officer has been arrested for his alleged
involvement in a spate of Volksrust business robberies.
He joins six people who were arrested previously.
Three of the six are on the run after escaping from
custody.
A police officer was arrested for alleged
involvement in a spate of armed robberies that targeted businesses in
Volksrust, Mpumalanga, according to police.
The arrest comes after Volksrust abruptly
experienced an uptrend of business robberies , said police spokesperson
Brigadier Leonard Hlathi.
The last incident was on 10 April 2021. A group of armed suspects violently stormed a
Manhunt for âdangerousâ suspects who escaped from custody
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Johannesburg - Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt for suspects who escaped while they were being taken to court for their business robbery case.
One of the men was arrested shortly afterwards in a scuffle that left him with a gunshot wounds and two police officers injured.
He and the two officers are being treated in hospital.
Colonel Donald Mdhluli said that the four men were arrested for a business robbery which occurred on April 10 at Volksrust.
After the robbery, he said, police followed information and arrested them.
Sandile Gasa is one of the suspects being sought by police for escaping from custody. Picture: SAPS
The Mpumalanga branch of SAPS has launched a major manhunt for three suspects who escaped from police custody this week, following an alleged ‘scuffle’ with prison guards taking the men to court. The missing trio are described as ‘highly dangerous’, and members of the public have been told to avoid them at all costs.
Who are the men who escaped Mpumalanga SAPS custody?
SAPS released a statement about this issue on Tuesday night. They explained that the fugitives took part in an armed robbery earlier this month. Jima Dube, Sandile Gasa, and Emmanuel Sibanda have been named as the crooks on the run – and these three all feature in the picture that appears at the top of this article.
Khanyisile Ngcobo > By Khanyisile Ngcobo - 20 April 2021 - 19:22 Mpumalanga police are hunting for three men who managed to escape from lawful custody. A fourth man was arrested. Image: Gareth Wilson
A brazen escape outside court in Mpumalanga left a suspect seriously injured when a gun he tried to grab went off and set in motion a manhunt for three of his co-accused.
The incident unfolded on Monday as the four made a second appearance at the Volksrust magistrate s court on charges of business robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a suspected stolen vehicle.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Col Donald Mdhluli said the four were being escorted from a van into the courthouse when they made a run for it.