On 1st April 2024, JMPD Tactical Response Unit arrested three men in Roodepoort after a high-speed chase and shootout.
Acting on a tip-off about a silver Hyundai i10 linked to car thefts and break-ins in Turffontein, officers located and pursued the vehicle.
The chase escalated when the suspects fired at police, resulting in a collision and the arrest of the suspects.
They were found with a .38 special revolver, tools for theft, and facing charges including attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm, the trio was detained at Roodepoort SAPS.
One injured suspect is under hospital guard, and their vehicle has been impounded.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in collaboration with its various crime fighting partners continue to dismantle and dislodge the trade in counterfeit and illicit goods across the country.
The SAPS' National Counterfeit unit led another integrated take down operation on Thursday, 04 April 2024, which targeted 18 shops inside a shopping centre in Fordsburg, Johannesburg.
This resulted in the seizure of counterfeit and illicit goods worth over R11 million and over R40 000 in abandoned cash.
Police also arrested 37 undocumented foreign nationals.
Over 8000 items imitating well-known brands were seized during this operation which included cellphone chargers, cellphone covers, counterfeit labels as well as cellphones.