A coffee shop at Waterfall Corner in Midrand experienced at armed robbery at about 11am on 19 January. Police say that two armed men threatened shoppers with firearms and made off with their belongings.
Midrand police’s captain Lionel Chetty said some of the stolen items was a Rolex watch and a cellphone which was later found at the Samrand off ramp on N1 north, the cellphone is suspected to have had a tracking device.
Chetty said the police have viewed the video footage which will assist in the ongoing investigation. No one was injured from the incident. According to the police, the owner of the coffee shop said two armed men went into the store whilst the third waiting in the car, identified as a white Ford ST with no number plate.
The investigation is still ongoing and no one has been arrested thus far.
