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Media Statement Gqeberha: Four suspects, two males and two females will appear in the Gqeberha Magistrates’Court on Monday 3 October 2022 on charges of possession of suspected stolen motor vehicle which has been linked to a business robbery Newton Park. It is alleged that on Thursday 29 September 2022 at approximately 01:00, SAPS Mount Road members were on the N2 travelling towards Mount Road when they spotted a red Audi A3. Upon further investigation they established that this vehicle was circulated as stolen. As soon as the driver of the Audi noticed the SAPS vehicle, they sped away. A high speed chase ensued and with back up the members successfully forced the Audi to stop on the N2 near Deal Party area. There were seven occupants in the vehicle and they were all detained for further questioning. During the search of the vehicle the members confiscated a replica firearm. Among the suspects there were four males between ages of 21 and 28, and three females between the ages of 15 and 26. The Audi A3 was reported stolen the previous week from a car dealership in North End. Investigations revealed that the Audi was used in a business robbery that was reported on Wednesday 28/09 at approximately 17:25 at a filling station in Cape Road, Newton Park. It is alleged that one suspect entered the shop and pretended to be a customer and once inside he pulled out a firearm and demanded cash. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and jumped into a red Audi and fled from the scene. After all the suspects were questioned the detectives released two of the males and the one female because they could not be linked. The two male suspects aged 25 and 27 will be charged for business robbery, theft of motor vehicle and for possession of suspected stolen property while the 15-year-old female will be charged for the business robbery and the 19-year-old female will be charged for possession of suspected stolen property. Ends
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