News24 reports that a suspect in the murder of a police constable in Durban last week was arrested when he attempted to board a bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo indicated: "The suspect was arrested [on Saturday night] in Pietermaritzburg while attempting to board a bus to Johannesburg. The suspect spotted the members as they were about approach him and he attempted to flee. The suspect was stopped and arrested through the use of the police K9 [unit]. He was found in possession of a SAPS service pistol which was robbed from a police official in Umlazi in December 2019." Cele was shot and killed on Friday morning when he and another officer stopped a suspicious looking vehicle in Berea. The officers had approached the vehicle from both sides when the passenger shot at Cele, jumped into the driver's seat and sped off. The initial driver was arrested and the vehicle was later found abandoned. National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole applauded the apprehension of the alleged perpetrator. He had earlier ordered the implementation of the police’s 72-hour activation plan, which had entailed the mobilisation of critical resources including the Hawks, Pietermaritzburg Crime Intelligence, Durban K9 Unit and Flying Squad.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tammy Petersen at News24
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