Warrant Officer Balan Muthan from Douglasdale police Station has confirmed that the robbery at City Lodge Fourways on 13 November was due to a follow-home robbery from OR Tambo International airport.
Late September, another of these robberies shook Magaliessig, when one man was gunned downed on Troupant Avenue, following the same style robbery tactic.
Captain Kym Cloete, spokesperson for the Sandton Police Station, said follow-home robberies usually end up as driveway robberies.
According to her, victims are often followed from banks.
She advised that drivers should be cautious if they think they are being followed, and phone 10111 if they feel ill at ease.
“They should give particulars of the vehicle, and not stop.”
According to Cloete, spotters are planted at banks to keep an eye out for people drawing large amounts of cash. The best way to combat this is to change routines.
14 November, 15.o5pm: Details over robbery at hotel still sketchy
Just after 2pm today, an eyewitness gave indication that a hotel at Montecasino was in the process of being robbed.
As it turns out, there was a robbery between 10pm and 12pm last night (13 November) at City Lodge Fourways where two guests were allegedly followed from a Forex bank to the popular hotel.
So far it is assumed that a getaway car used in the robbery got a hit on 14 November, sparking the idea that the robbery was in progress.
This was the account given to a Fourways Review journalist that rushed to the scene this afternoon.
Police have confirmed the robbery. Details are still sparse.
