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FOR3701 Assignment 2
(COMPLEE GUIDELINE)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 24
April 2025;
NO PLAGIARISM
[Year]
, CASE STUDY Media Statement: South African Police Service: Office of the
Provincial Commissioner Gauteng PARKTOWN - Six cash-in-transit robbery
suspects were fatally wounded during a shootout with the police and other
law enforcement agencies in Laudium, Tshwane, on Monday, 24 February
2025, just after 17:00. The seventh suspect, aged 22, was arrested without
injuries. He is an off-duty employee of the CIT company, whose vehicle was
targeted by the gang. Police recovered three cell phones, five unlicensed
firearms and ammunition. Police from Crime Intelligence received
information about the suspects who were en route to commit cash-in-transit
robbery in Atteridgeville and activated the team that includes SAPS Gauteng
Tactical Response Team, SAPS Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit, Gauteng Traffic
Police Airwing, CAP Specialised Operations and Tracker Connect to be on a
lookout for the suspects. The team spotted two vehicles driven by the
suspects, a BMW X1 and an Audi A4, following a cash-in-transit van. In
realising that the police were in the vicinity, the suspects abandoned their
mission and sped off. It is then that the police gave chase. As they were
stopped at Laudium, the suspects fired shots at the law enforcement officers,
and a shootout ensued. Six suspects were shot and killed, and one suspect
was arrested without injuries while few others escaped. It was established
that one of the cars driven by the suspects, an Audi A4, was reported to be
hijacked in Cleveland, Johannesburg, in December 2024. Preliminary
investigation suggests that the suspects are part of the gang that committed
a cash-in-transit robbery in Atteridgeville recently, where four security
guards were shot and injured. They are also suspected of being involved in
other cash-in-transit robberies in Gauteng and other provinces. The suspects
are facing charges that include conspiracy to commit robbery, possession of
unlicensed firearms and ammunition, as well as attempted murder (SAPS,
2025). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The CIT company appoints you to assist
the SAPS with their investigation. Answer all the questions based on the case
study. Question 1 Question 1.1 Explain (in your own words) what the Locard
Exchange Principle is and how you would apply it to the suspects' vehicles
(BMW X1 and Audi A4) in this case study. (4) Question
Question 1.1:
Explain (in your own words) what the Locard Exchange Principle is and how you would
apply it to the suspects' vehicles (BMW X1 and Audi A4) in this case study. (4)
Answer:
The Locard Exchange Principle is a forensic theory that states: "Every contact leaves a trace."
This means that when two objects come into contact, there is always a transfer of material from
one to the other. For example, a suspect may leave behind fingerprints, hair, fibers, or DNA at a
crime scene, and at the same time, may take away traces from that location.
FOR3701 Assignment 2
(COMPLEE GUIDELINE)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 24
April 2025;
NO PLAGIARISM
[Year]
, CASE STUDY Media Statement: South African Police Service: Office of the
Provincial Commissioner Gauteng PARKTOWN - Six cash-in-transit robbery
suspects were fatally wounded during a shootout with the police and other
law enforcement agencies in Laudium, Tshwane, on Monday, 24 February
2025, just after 17:00. The seventh suspect, aged 22, was arrested without
injuries. He is an off-duty employee of the CIT company, whose vehicle was
targeted by the gang. Police recovered three cell phones, five unlicensed
firearms and ammunition. Police from Crime Intelligence received
information about the suspects who were en route to commit cash-in-transit
robbery in Atteridgeville and activated the team that includes SAPS Gauteng
Tactical Response Team, SAPS Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit, Gauteng Traffic
Police Airwing, CAP Specialised Operations and Tracker Connect to be on a
lookout for the suspects. The team spotted two vehicles driven by the
suspects, a BMW X1 and an Audi A4, following a cash-in-transit van. In
realising that the police were in the vicinity, the suspects abandoned their
mission and sped off. It is then that the police gave chase. As they were
stopped at Laudium, the suspects fired shots at the law enforcement officers,
and a shootout ensued. Six suspects were shot and killed, and one suspect
was arrested without injuries while few others escaped. It was established
that one of the cars driven by the suspects, an Audi A4, was reported to be
hijacked in Cleveland, Johannesburg, in December 2024. Preliminary
investigation suggests that the suspects are part of the gang that committed
a cash-in-transit robbery in Atteridgeville recently, where four security
guards were shot and injured. They are also suspected of being involved in
other cash-in-transit robberies in Gauteng and other provinces. The suspects
are facing charges that include conspiracy to commit robbery, possession of
unlicensed firearms and ammunition, as well as attempted murder (SAPS,
2025). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The CIT company appoints you to assist
the SAPS with their investigation. Answer all the questions based on the case
study. Question 1 Question 1.1 Explain (in your own words) what the Locard
Exchange Principle is and how you would apply it to the suspects' vehicles
(BMW X1 and Audi A4) in this case study. (4) Question
Question 1.1:
Explain (in your own words) what the Locard Exchange Principle is and how you would
apply it to the suspects' vehicles (BMW X1 and Audi A4) in this case study. (4)
Answer:
The Locard Exchange Principle is a forensic theory that states: "Every contact leaves a trace."
This means that when two objects come into contact, there is always a transfer of material from
one to the other. For example, a suspect may leave behind fingerprints, hair, fibers, or DNA at a
crime scene, and at the same time, may take away traces from that location.
