Two ATM scammers arrested following high-speed chase through CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A high-speed chase on Black Friday ended in the arrest of two suspects in Cape Town’s CBD.

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This comes after alert law enforcement auxiliary officers on patrol in Green Point noticed a suspicious vehicle in an area that had become the recent target of various ATM crimes, including card-swapping activities.

The officers began following the vehicle, but as soon as the occupants became aware, they set off at speed, trying to evade the officers.

Calling for additional backup, a high-speed chase ensued through Prestwich Street, into the CBD and into Bree Street, where additional units were able to successfully blockade the suspects’ vehicle.

Both suspects were quickly surrounded, but in their efforts to escape, they tried in vain to resist arrest.

However, officers overpowered them and successfully detained both a 38-year-old male residing in Kenilworth and his accomplice, a 34-year-old male residing in Gugulethu.

The rental vehicle that had been used in their getaway was found to be fitted with false number plates, and within their possession were several point-of-sale devices, along with two-way radios and a security cap as is often used to fool tourists into believing a scammer is in fact a legitimate security official.

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Both suspects were…