As part of crime stabilisation and dealing with acts of criminality at identified areas, OR Tambo District members arrested four suspects and seized five firearms in two separate robbery incidents on 5 November 2020.
Two men aged 33 and 43 were arrested after they allegedly robbed a shop in Libode at about 17:30. It is alleged that two suspects entered the shop whilst the other two stood outside. The two suspects inside the shop demanded money and the car keys from the manager at gunpoint. Libode Vispol members responded to the complaint and the suspects fired several shots at police who retaliated, causing the suspects to leave behind some of the money, an AK47 assault rifle with no rounds and a 9mm pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition.
The manager’s vehicle which was used as a getaway car was found abandoned at Ntlaza. An intensive search was launched and two suspects were traced at a local hospital with bullet wounds. They were arrested and are in hospital under police guard. Two 9mm pistols were also seized.
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