A resident survived a robbery when armed men forcefully entered his home in Roosevelt Park.
Suburban Crime Prevention (SCP) director, Clive Maher said a robbery took place on 14 March after a resident was followed home.
An SCP reaction officer drove past the house when he noticed the gate was left open leading him to make a U-turn after facing the suspect head on.
“At this point, the suspects had reversed back into the road driving a silver Ford Eco sports car and started shooting at our vehicle in a haste to get away,” said Maher.
A community policing forum (CPF) patroller was also on guard and was watching from behind the suspect’s vehicle.
“The suspects fired several shots at our vehicle hitting it once. Luckily, no one was injured. Our reaction officer returned fire and the suspects fled the scene at high speed, in the direction of Melville.”
Meanwhile, Parkview police’s Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, said the robbery took place at around 11.06pm after the complainant alleged he was entering his premises, after returning from work.
When the gate was closing, he noticed four unknown men, two of whom were armed with guns, pointing them at him.
The suspects then took the victim’s house keys, demanded jewellery and access to the safe.
” The suspects then tied the victim’s hands with cable ties and started ransacking the house. They stole two Apple MacBooks, a flat screen 55-inch TV, a wedding ring, an iPhone 6, a PlayStation and headphones. The total value of the stolen items is R110 000,” said Sibeko, adding that no injuries were sustained.
The victim heard gunshots in the street, after which the suspects fled the scene. Parkview police are appealing to anyone with information about the robbery to contact the police. The robbery is still under investigation.
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Details: Parkview Police Station 011 067 6000; 011 486 500.
