Cape Town – A brazen robbery in Hout Bay’s business district ended in a gunfight when police chased the robbers to the leafy suburb of Constantia.
Evergreen Lane roared with the sound of chainsaws on Monday afternoon as gardeners toppled a tree inside a manicured green lawn.
Two women walked a trio of dogs – straining against their leashes – through the neighbourhood.
Just a day earlier, the cul-de-sac had been the site of an intense showdown between cops and criminals.
Police spokesman Warrant Officer Derek van der Merwe told the Cape Argus the chase had begun in Hout Bay when police responded to a pair of business robberies in the coastal area on Sunday night.
They were on the lookout for a car linked to the crimes, which they spotted travelling down Constantia Nek at about 7pm.
“They then gave chase,” said Van der Merwe…
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