<h4 id="1j499">Press release by OM</h4> While on a routine patrol on the R43 heading towards Botriver, the Municipality's Rapid Response Unit and K9-unit arrested three men on charges of possession of suspected stolen property. According to Johan du Toit, assistant chief of law enforcement, the officers pulled over and stopped a car during a routine check. Two of the passengers in the VW Polo tried to jump out, but were caught before they could run off. Numerous items were found in the vehicle, including a flat-screen TV, PC monitor, four laptops, power banks, a hard drive and other household accessories. The three men were arrested and transported to the Hermanus police station where a docket was opened against them. <!-- strchf script --><script>if(window.strchfSettings === undefined) window.strchfSettings = {};window.strchfSettings.stats = {url: "https://overstrand-herald.storychief.io/en/routine-patrol-leads-to-the-arrest-of-3-suspects-6276341384bf1?id=1797433227&type=2",title: "Routine patrol leads to the arrest of 3 suspects",id: "f3dc9cb3-451a-4973-aa8d-6092e013f981"};(function(d, s, id) {var js, sjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) {window.strchf.update(); return;}js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "https://d37oebn0w9ir6a.cloudfront.net/scripts/v0/strchf.js";js.async = true;sjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, sjs);}(document, 'script', 'storychief-jssdk'))</script><!-- End strchf script -->