Sea Point City Improvement District

SWIFT ARREST FOLLOWING ROBBERY IN SEA POINT: Earlier today, the SPCID was notified that a parking marshal stationed on Main Road had their cellphone stolen. The suspect fled in the direction of High Level Road, Sea Point. The SPCID immediately deployed its security team and obtained an image of the suspect using CCTV footage from within the area. The image was swiftly circulated to all SPCID personnel and surrounding private security teams. Within minutes, one of the SPCID officers spotted the suspect walking towards Beach Road. As the officer approached, the suspect fled on foot. The officer alerted the control room while giving chase. Thanks to the advanced technology the SPCID has invested in, the control room was able to track the officer’s location in real time and dispatch additional resources to assist. Both foot patrol officers and SPCID vehicles responded, using GPS tracking to follow the suspect’s movements. As the suspect turned into a side road in an attempt to escape, responding officers cut him off and effected the arrest. The cellphone was found with the suspect and he was detained and handed over to the Sea Point SAPS for processing on a charge of robbery. Heather Tager, Chief Operations Officer of the SPCID, commended the officers for their rapid and coordinated response, which led to the arrest within minutes of the crime. "During the chase, the control room was able to immediately activate all responders’ body cams and deploy additional backup as needed,” she said. SPCID Chairman Jacques Weber added, “Through continued investment in smart technology, the SPCID remains several steps ahead of criminals. If you commit a crime in the SPCID area, you will be caught.” (Feed generated with FetchRSS)