Linden Police Station have said that a case has been opened following an attempted robbery on Olympic Road.
A video of an attempted robbery in Blairgowrie has been doing the rounds on social media.
The incident took place on 6 December just after 5am. In the video you can see a white vehicle stopping along Olympic Road and three males exiting it.
The men then disappeared from the camera’s view but within seconds you see another vehicle speedily reverse out of a driveway and slamming into the white vehicle. The three men then return to the vehicle and speed off.
The victim said that he was reversing from his yard and saw three men, one with a firearm.
Blairgowrie attempted robbery video
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Linden police spokesperson Constable Takalani Matumba has confirmed that a case was opened after the incident occured.
She said, “The case was opened at Linden Police Station but as attempted robbery with a firearm and not an attempted hijacking.”
This is after many social media users labelled it as an attempted hijacking. She added that the victim is okay but unfortunately no suspects have been arrested as yet.
