On Monday at approximately 05.00 p.m., a police patrol from the 0-tolerance Team received information from the Central Police Dispatch that a red Hyundai Accent with very dark tinted windows, with license plate 917 ZAJ971 was driving on the Walter Nisbet in the direction of the traffic lights.
The information included that this vehicle was a stolen vehicle and possibly was the vehicle used to flee the crime scene, in the armed robbery case, which took place on Saturday evening March 12th next to "Pineapple Pete" on Welfare road. During this attempted armed robbery a male tourist was severely wounded with a machete by the suspect (s) driving in this car. The driver of the suspect vehicle was directed by police officers on several occasions to stop, however he refused to do so. A police chase started and police officers attempted to block the path of the vehicle, but the driver instead of slowing down increased his speed towards the officers. Two shots were fired by police at the suspect vehicle hitting the car on the driver side in the front and rear door. The driver did not stop and continued to flee on the A.T. Illidge road.
Police continued the pursuit which at the time it became quite dangerous because of the very busy traffic. A police patrol then forced the forced the suspect vehicle off the road, at which time the driver of the suspect vehicle tried to maneuver through the busy traffic damaging the front of the police car. Three male suspects then jumped out of the car because it could not go any further and fled behind of the buildings in the area. More police assistance were called in to try to apprehend these suspects, however they were no where to be found. During the collision between the two vehicles one of the officers slightly injured his back. He was taken to the Medical Center to be checked out and was allowed to leave after treatment. The suspect vehicle was confiscated for further investigation.