The officer was robbed after his private car had broken down along the road.
Two men, driving in a black Golf, approached him while he was checking under the bonnet. This is when one of the suspects pointed a firearm at the officer, demanding he hand over his valuable goods.
In an attempt to save his belongings, the officer drew his loaded service pistol.
However, his reaction did nothing to deter the thugs from robbing him, as they stole his work laptop and a bag full of clothes, before they fled the scene in their black Golf.
A case of armed robbery was registered at the Boksburg SAPS, and detectives are investigating the matter.
* Meanwhile on February 3, armed crooks robbed a man of his belongings, including cash, while he was sitting in his car parked next to Shoprite on Cason Road, in Cason.
* On February 3, the suspects made off with goods worth about R310 860 from a home on Marks Street, Farrar Park.
The complainant, a woman, told the police that she woke to find a stranger in her bedroom.
Two more robbers arrived and confronted the woman’s helpers, who were sleeping in separate rooms.
The employees were then taken to the woman’s bedroom where they, along with their boss, were held hostage at gunpoint. The remaining thugs ransacked the house.
The stolen goods included a Samsung S6, Samsung Galaxy J1, Samsung notebook, jewellery, a watch, some cash, clothes, a Toyota Fortuner and other items.
* In another house robbery, robbers forced their way into a home in the Boksburg CBD and stole goods worth about R4 000.
The complainant told the police that he woke up to find a robber pointing a gun at his head.
The thugs pistol-whipped the man before stealing money and other electronic devices.
* Meanwhile on February 4, an Angelo informal settlement couple narrowly escaped injuries when robbers forced their way into the couple’s shack and opened fire on the bed, where the two victims were sleeping.
The thugs reportedly instructed the victims to lie down underneath the bed before they stole the victims’ cellphones.
* Boksburg police are also investigating a case of murder after a Boksburg prison inmate died in hospital on February, apparently due to head injuries.
It is still unclear as where the deceased sustained the injuries.
The Advertiser contacted the Boksburg prison media liaison officer and the area commissioner. They were both unavailable to comment on the matter on Monday. -@FanieFLK
