The Herald can confirm that a security guard was injured and had to be admitted to hospital following an armed business robbery at Spar in the Greenhills Circle earlier this morning, 18 October.
In the latest update provided by the police, Constable Carmen Hendricks, Randfontein Police spokesperson, said the Mapogo A Mathamaga security officer fell from the ceiling while trying to go after the perpetrator.
Read the initial article here:
“It is alleged by a 39-year-old woman that she opened the store and went inside, locking the door behind her. An unknown man wearing a balaclava came up behind her with a firearm and demanded money.
He took the money, tied up her hands and locked her inside an office.
“He then demanded the safe keys, but the victim did not have them. The perpetrator then fled the scene, leaving her inside the office. She managed to untie herself and called for help. Mapogo A Mathamaga security arrived shortly after and managed to break the door open to gain entry and assist her.”
“It was suspected the perpetrator escaped through the roof and unfortunately, when the security guard went after him, he fell from the ceiling and sustained an injury. The perpetrator fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. No shots were fired and the security officer was later taken to hospital. The extent of the injuries he sustained is unknown at this stage,” Hendricks said.
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Brigadier Mashole Jacob Manamela, the Randfontein Police station commander, urged people to be on the lookout for anything suspicious and come forward with any information that may assist the police in arresting the suspect.
The Police calls on the help of the community to assist them with information. Anyone with information can contact the Crime Stop number 0860010111 or SMS Crime Line 32211 to report crime anonymously. Assist the Gauteng Police to fight fraud, corruption, unethical behaviour or any other suspicious activities that could be detrimental to their success by phoning the Gauteng standby Provincial duty numbers: Duty General on 082 313 8299 or Duty Brigadier on 082 444 4354.
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