{"id":48242,"date":"2023-10-25T18:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/four-armed-robbers-in-court-following-high-speed-chase-in-claremont-cape-town-20231025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:41:38","slug":"four-armed-robbers-in-court-following-high-speed-chase-in-claremont-cape-town-20231025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/four-armed-robbers-in-court-following-high-speed-chase-in-claremont-cape-town-20231025\/","title":{"rendered":"Four armed robbers in court following high-speed chase in Claremont, Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Four men have been arrested and appeared in court on counts of armed robbery\u00a0with aggravating circumstances and illegal possession of a firearm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The suspects were caught during a high-speed chase in Claremont on Saturday, 21 October.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were spotted in a suspicious black Toyota Yaris with cloned registration plates around 11:20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The case of four men arrested in Claremont over the weekend<br>\nhas been postponed to Thursday 9 November. The quartet, between the ages of 25<br>\nand 45, was arrested following a high-speed chase by the Western Cape Flying<br>\nSquad and Law Enforcement on Saturday 21 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Cape police spokesperson Lt Col Malcolm Pojie said<br>\nthat members from the Flying Squad as well as Cape Town Law Enforcement<br>\nresponded on an alert of a suspicious black Toyota Yaris with cloned<br>\nregistration plates around 11:20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe members spotted the vehicle which had only one occupant<br>\ninside, later to be established, the driver of the getaway car. As members were<br>\nabout to approach the vehicle, three men came running out of a store and<br>\nboarded the Yaris vehicle which immediately sped off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA high-speed chase ensued whereby the getaway vehicle was<br>\nfinally boxed in and forced to a halt near Palmyra and Campground roads in<br>\nClaremont. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUpon searching the vehicle, members found three firearms,<br>\nclothing items, bedding, cellular phones and a substantial amount of cash. 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