Police arrest most wanted suspect for housebreaking and attack on police officer

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A 32-year-old most wanted suspect for housebreaking, who allegedly stabbed a police officer previously then evaded arrest was nabbed on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. It is said that he tried his usual tricks by resisting and wrestling with police officers and threatening to stab them with a knife but all these efforts were futal.

According to information, one of the housebreaking victims alerted police on the whereabouts of the suspect. Members responded to the tipoff with the intention of executing a warrant of arrest issued against him. As he tried to attack the members with a knife, the men and women in Blue reportedly fired some shot and in the process he sustained some injuries on his foot.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate will also be investigating the shooting that occurred during the suspect’s arrest.

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