JMPD TRU officers were patrolling along Nugget Street towards Hillbrow when a Toyota Legend 50 approached from the opposite direction & nearly collided with the patrol vehicle. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver sped off leading to a high-speed chase.
During the pursuit, suspects jumped out of the moving vehicle & pointed firearms at the officers. Along the corners of Melrose & Delvers Streets, the suspects fled on foot. A foot chase ensued during which the suspects opened fire on the officers. The officers returned fire & one suspect was successfully apprehended. Upon questioning the suspect confirmed that they had just committed a house robbery & had also hijacked a vehicle.
The firearm used to shoot at officers was linked to a Sandton SAPS case of theft & the suspects’ vehicle was also positively linked to a Randburg SAPS case (taken during a house robbery). All items found inside the suspect’s vehicle are suspected to be stolen property from a house robbery. 3x additional firearms were recovered from the suspect’s vehicle & booked in at JHB Central SAPS. The suspect was arrested for pointing a firearm, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of a stolen motor vehicle & possession of suspected stolen property. In our efforts to bring lawlessness to its knees!!!
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House robbery and hijacking suspect arrested along the corners of Melrose & Delvers Streetshttps://t.co/4SDw4lpupK#ArriveAlive #Crime @JoburgMPD pic.twitter.com/lhI8rnBtxE
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 10, 2026
