At about 19:30 on 18 February, two men walked into a small supermarket in Gold Street. The thugs pulled out firearms and forced the owner, who originates from Pakistan, and customers to hand over their money and cell phones. Although the robbers fired four shots before fleeing from the scene, no one was injured. The next day a man went to a cell phone shop in Gateway Mall for help with his cell phone. A member of the public noticed that the cell phone looked suspicious and contacted the police in Carletonville. A group of detectives, constables Michael Dire Ramasimong, Andrew Phakedi, Samuel Mosieleng and Thabo Kharejane, immediately followed the information up and managed to arrest the man who had taken the cell phone in, as the phone was one of those taken during the robbery the previous day. After intensive questioning by the detectives, the man revealed that he and another suspect lived in Aster Drive in Carletonville. When the detectives arrived at the house just after 15:00, a man inside saw them and immediately tried to run away. The police ordered him to stop and, when he still did not comply, fired a warning shot that hit him in his left upper leg. He was taken to Leratong Hospital to be treated for the injury. The detectives recovered three illegal 9 mm pistols and 59, 9 mm rounds in the house. One of the pistols’ serial number had been filed off. The two suspects, who are both Lesotho nationals in their late 30s, were charged with the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition, business robbery and the possession of suspected stolen property. The one who was not hospitalised appeared in the Oberholzer Magistrates Court this week. The Carletonville police’s communication officer, WO Peter Masooa, warned people who rent out their back rooms to make sure they know the people to whom they are renting. He said they should know what type of work they do and with whom they live. The police also thanked the public who helped them with information that led to the discovery. The acting station commissioner also thanked the detectives for the effort they put in to achieve this success. 
