Thieves make off with cellphones in Centurion
The suspects are believed to have threatened employees with handguns.
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On the same day that shots rang out at the opening of the new Springs Mall in what appears to be a cash-in-transit robbery, a Centurion shopping centre was reportedly also a target.
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Police spokesperson Captain Daniel Mavimbela reportedly told Jacaranda FM that the suspects threatened staff with handguns at a Telkom store in the Centurion Mall, making off with cellphones and fleeing in a silver Mercedes C30.
No injuries were reported.
Crime Air Network on Twitter also confirmed the robbery.
ARMED ROBBERY : TELKOM. CENTURION MALL. GP. PERPS IN GETAWAY MERCEDES C300.
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) March 16, 2017
– Caxton News Service
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