In the efforts to deal decisively with crime, police members arrested several suspects on Thursday, 8 July 2021 following intelligence driven operations.
At about 18:15 the complainant was busy with customers inside the shop when an unknown man entered. Whilst he was been distracted by the customers, the unknown man moved in behind the counter and demanded cash and cigarettes.
The suspect took cigarettes to the value of R70 000 as well as valuables including an undisclosed amount of cash.
He then fled the scene in an unknown direction.
This incident was immediately reported, and the information of the vehicle was circulated. Whilst K9 members was busy with routine patrols on the N2, they noticed a white Ford Icon. As the members approached the vehicle, they noticed one of the occupants pointing a firearm in their direction.
As the suspicious vehicle sped away, police members gave chase firing gunshots on the vehicle bringing it to a halt near to Borchards Quarry Drive.
Two occupants of the vehicle sustained gunshot wounds and were transported to a nearby hospital and are under police guard. All three suspects, between the ages of 35 and 28 years, were arrested and detained.
