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Last night just past 6pm a dramatic cash-in-transit CIT) heist took place on Ontdekkers Road near Sterlig Nursery.
Read the initial article here: BREAKING NEWS: CIT heist on Ontdekkers Road
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Although the police have yet to release an official statement, it is alleged that six suspects in three vehicles forced a GS4 van off the road. Some men with AK47s stopped traffic while the other used explosives to open the van. Shots were fired but it is alleged that only one of the security officers was hit in the arm.
The Record is currently awaiting Roodepoort Police’s official statement.
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