Traffic Officers Arrest 4 In Muizenberg Linked To Remote Jamming Car Theft

Four suspects, aged between 25 and 33, were arrested on Tuesday, 7 January, in Muizenberg after being linked to a rising crime trend in South Africa - remote jamming.

The suspects were apprehended following an investigation into a theft from a motor vehicle in Kirstenhof, where a remote jamming device had been used to disable car locks.

Traffic officers, who were on patrol in the area, responded quickly to the incident and spotted the suspects vehicle, the City of Cape Town said.

After pulling it over near Sunrise Circle, officers discovered a range of stolen items, including a remote jamming device, false licence plates, and tools commonly used to break into vehicles. These items, along with the reported stolen goods, led to the suspects arrests.

The officers found a number of items in the vehicle, including a remote jamming device, false licence plates, implements used to break into cars and the items that had been reported stolen in the remote jamming incident.