ICE proved their dedication and role as a crime prevention organisation after they had recovered a brand-new C180 Mercedez-Benz at an abandoned house at 57 Rebecca Street on Tuesday night 9 July.
Chairperson of ICE, Luqmaan Rahim says, “The vehicle had only 400km on the clock and the mission took at least five hours, but is most definitely our biggest success yet”.
Rahim says that ICE had its suspicions about the abandoned house for some time, having received information of alleged car chopping at the address and decided to investigate.
ICE notified the South African Police Service (SAPS) of their suspicions. The vehicle eventually was identified and the owner arrived with a spare key to claim his vehicle.
Rahim says that unfortunately “no suspects were apprehended”.
Since their establishment in February this year, ICE has stopped three rapes from occurring, as well as an attempted theft of a vehicle.
ICE’s recorded successes up to 1 June:
• Sunday 24 March: High-speed chase. Stolen car. Lost suspect in Discovery
• Saturday 6 April: Stopped a rape in progress. Suspects escaped. 5th Avenue
• Wednesday 10 April: ICE’s first arrest was made for an attempted break-in. Three suspects on Maud Street. Previous charges against suspect
• Friday 19 April: ICE apprehend two suspects who stole a bicycle on 5th Avenue. Found bicycle. Arrested suspects
• Thursday 16 May: ICE caught a male attempting to break into a car at Constantia Bakery
• Saturday 18 May: ICE busted three suspects from Lenasia South. Drug deal gone wrong. One suspect arrested by JMPD
• Sunday 26 May: ICE helps a man that from being hijacked of his silver Hyundai I10. Four armed suspects. ICE gave chase. Lost suspects in Westbury
• Monday 27 May: ICE apprehends a suspect possibly involved in a hijacking. Suspect has previous convictions. Also carrying housebreaking instruments and tools to steal cars
• Saturday 1 June: ICE apprehends four suspects in an attempted robbery in Ruth Street. One illegal firearm retrieved. Suspects linked to two drug dealers who are running a syndicate of whom one has been out of prison for a week
