Florida Police recover three firearms
One firearm was stolen during house robbery.
The Florida Police recovered three firearms last week, one of which was stolen during a house robbery in KwaZulu-Natal.
Last Wednesday, 27 June, police received a tip-off that there was a man carrying a firearm at the mine dumps near the Jerusalem informal settlement (formerly the Roodepoort Rugby Club’s grounds). On arrival, they saw about six suspects who ran away when they saw the police. The police managed to catch one suspect who was carrying a firearm in a maroon school bag.
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In a separate incident, the Flying Squad received information about two men walking with firearms on Robert Street in Robertville. On their arrival at the scene, the two men threw away the firearms and fled. The police recovered the two firearms.
A 28-year-old suspect was arrested and detained at the Roodepoort Police Station.
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This comes in the light of disturbing statistics that were released by the Ministry of Police. Between 2010 and 2014, 1 066 murders were committed with 888 stolen firearms, and at least 261 children were murdered or wounded with stolen firearms between 2010 and 2016.
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