Two dudes running blue-light robbery schemes got smoked during a shootout with cops on the R59 near Parys after refusing to pull over when a joint police squad tried stopping their white Golf fitted with fake emergency equipment. Officers from Gauteng's Tactical Response Team and other units tracked the suspects based on intel, and the chase ended when the criminals crashed into a fence while trading shots with law enforcement.
Both suspects died wearing full SAPS uniforms with badges, which helped them pose as real officers to trick motorists into stopping before robbing or hijacking them. Police found two illegal guns with ammo, extra police gear, sirens, and bogus plates inside the wrecked vehicle.
These fake-cop robberies keep popping up on highways between Gauteng and Free State, where gangs pull over drivers at night claiming to do checks, then drain their bank accounts or steal their rides. Some busts even nabbed actual police officers working with criminal networks running at least 25 similar operations.
Both suspects died wearing full SAPS uniforms with badges, which helped them pose as real officers to trick motorists into stopping before robbing or hijacking them. Police found two illegal guns with ammo, extra police gear, sirens, and bogus plates inside the wrecked vehicle.
These fake-cop robberies keep popping up on highways between Gauteng and Free State, where gangs pull over drivers at night claiming to do checks, then drain their bank accounts or steal their rides. Some busts even nabbed actual police officers working with criminal networks running at least 25 similar operations.
