According to the Carletonville police, this incident happened at about 19:00 on 20 July.
The guards of Mabotwane Security were patrolling at the electrical substation in Bloukrans Street when two unknown men attacked them. The assailants pointed firearms at them and forced them into a building at the substation.
The armed thugs guarded them while their accomplices stole about seven metres of cables from the facility.
The load shedding in the area between 06:00 and 08:30 the next morning assisted the criminals considerably.
The culprits only released the guards and ran from the scene when the load shedding ended.