Police boss salutes her team for good work
The provincial police commissioner, Lt Gen Semakaleng Manamela, has applauded the swift response by the police at Mhala to a complaint about a business robbery at a filling station in Rolle, outside Thulamahashe.
“According to the report, the police received information about a group of suspicious-looking men and responded swiftly. Upon arrival they parked their vehicle further away from the filling station and walked to the scene. The suspects noticed the police and fired shots at them after which the police retaliated and a shootout ensued. Two of the suspects were fatally wounded and a police vehicle was damaged in the process,” said a provincial police spokesperson, Brig Selvy Mohlala.
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He added that the other suspects bombed the drop safe, took an undisclosed amount of cash and robbed the staff of their cellphones. “They also broke into a bottle store and stole alcohol as well as hijacked a Hyundai truck and fled the scene in three different vehicles, a Toyota double cab, a white Isuzu double cab and a cream-white VW Polo. Police managed to recover the hijacked truck as well as the stolen alcohol. Cases of attempted murder, business robbery as well as contravention of the Explosives Act are being investigated,” continued Mohlala.
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The provincial commissioner has applauded the members for their alertness and has ordered for the arrest of the remaining suspects. “Police request anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspects, to contact Capt Jerry Ubisi on 072 624 5133 or call the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111,” appealed Mohlala.
