Thief released after business robbery, officer injured

PHOENIX – A member of Reaction Unit South Africa was on patrol on Sunday when he noticed a male fleeing from a business premises. He was in possession of several scaffolding steel base jacks. The Reaction Officer abandoned his Response Vehicle and pursued the thief on foot.

The Officer apprehended the suspect who resisted arrest. A scuffle ensued but the RUSA Member overpowered and restrained the suspect with assistance from a passerby. The suspect was released after the owner of the stolen goods declined to register a criminal case. The Reaction Officers sustained minor injuries during the scuffle.