OAKDENE – A group of men posing as customers entered the iStore at about 18h30 and held staff at gunpoint. They left with various Apple products.
According to a shopper who was there at the time, she said, “This is the second armed robbery at The Glen in a month. Surely they need to up their security.”
D&D Tactical Security arrived at the store, reacting to a panic alarm signal. Glenvista Community Policing Forum was on the scene and said management at IStore remained tight lipped about the robbery. “The staff were offered access to their Victim Support Unit, but declined,” said a GCPF member.
The suspects made their escape through the exit near Nando’s and shot a security guard in the leg. EMS attended the scene and treated the guard who was in a stable condition before he was transferred to a local hospital.
According to Dean Myburgh (Centre Management The Glen), “He’s doing well at the Netcare Union Hospital.”
*An update will follow as soon as more information becomes available.
