29 April, Louis Botha Avenue - Theft After receiving a panic activation from a business on Louis Botha Avenue, CAP tactical officers arrived on scene where a patron refused to pay for goods. SAPS were contacted and the suspect was taken into custody. 29 April, Bridge Road Corlett Gardens Whilst responding to a crime scene on Corlett Drive, a suspicious individual was seen running away from the scene of the crime. The suspect was pursued and apprehended by SAPS and CAP on Brid

Burglary – Sandhurst In the early hours of yesterday morning, a resident on Oxford Road, Sandhurst heard suspicious noises in his home and immediately activated his panic button connected to the CAP Control Room. The suspect probably did not realise that the resident had CAP at Home as their armed response company. CAP dispatched tactical officers to the scene and saw a suspect leaving on foot towards Eton Road and quickly proceeded to apprehend him and handed him over to Bra

Yesterday afternoon, the CAP Control Room received a call from a community member, reporting a theft had occurred at their Lyndhurst-based doctor’s offices. The caller explained that a suspect had entered the doctor’s offices, convincing the staff that he had an appointment and proceeded to steal various items from the premises before fleeing the scene. CAP Officers were deployed to the scene and with a description of the suspect proceeded to search the area. CAP Tactical off

Burglary – Observatory Yesterday morning, the CAP Control Room received a call from a member of the community who had noticed a suspect trespassing on a property on Mons Street in Observatory. CAP immediately dispatched its tactical officers to the scene and with the assistance of the caller tracked down the suspect who was fleeing the scene with various stolen items in his possession. The suspect was quickly apprehended and handed over to Yeoville SAPS. All the stolen goods

Attempted Theft – Bramley On Friday Afternoon, the CAP Control Room received a panic activation from a business in Bramley. A Tactical Unit was quickly dispatched to the scene and it was established that the on-duty security guard had spotted two suspects jumping the wall. Upon arrival, the CAP officers found two suspects in the process of removing equipment from the premises and quickly apprehended them. The stolen goods as well as weapons were recovered from the suspects, w

Yesterday afternoon, whilst on patrol in Glenhazel, CAP’s Special Intervention Unit discovered two victims that had been robbed of valuables. After engaging with the victims it was established that a suspect had robbed them of their possessions and fled in the direction of Corbel Crescent. CAP’s Special Intervention Unit immediately searched the area for the suspect and tracked him down at the corner of Corbel Crescent and Study Road, where he was apprehended and subsequent

Business Robbery in Morningside Last night, CAP officers patrolling in Morningside, interrupted a number of suspects whilst they were robbing a business. It is understood that two suspects, one confirmed armed with a knife, had detained a security guard whilst an additional unknown number of suspects forced their way into the store and stole numerous valuables. CAP Officers discovered the suspects while they were attempting to exit the store with the stolen items when a shoot

This past weekend, CAP Tactical Officers were instrumental in the apprehension of 6 suspects in connection with various incidents. Read about two specific successes below. Theft in Houghton On Saturday evening, a staff member at a Houghton service station convenience store noticed an individual matching the description of a suspect, previously known to have stolen items from the store, entering the store. He proceeded to press the CAP panic button at which point CAP Tactical

This morning, while performing her duties, a domestic worker noticed an intruder on the property on Daleview Road, Lyndhurst. The suspect had scaled the wall and climbed onto the carport roof in an attempt to enter the back garden when he was spotted. The domestic worker immediately started screaming for someone to call CAP. CAP's emergency control room received a call and dispatched its tactical officers to scene. A member of the community noticed the suspect running and gav