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[WATCH] Shop owners overpower robber at cellphone store in Polokwane

Police spokesperson, Col Moashe Ngoepe confirmed the incident to Review, saying it occurred in the CBD and that one suspect was arrested and a firearm recovered.

POLOKWANE – A group of men who attempted to rob a cellphone store in Polokwane CBD on Wednesday afternoon, got more than they bargained for when the victims overpowered them into a corner and took matters back into their own hands.

https://www.facebook.com/IntelligenceBureauSA/videos/1270085889808365/

In the video uploaded by Intelligence Bureau SA’s facebook page, the men can be seen with balaclavas, instructing those in the store to lie on the floor.

As the men approach one of the robbers, who is armed, walk behind the suspect, huddle over him and steer him to a corner of the store where they can be seen hitting and kicking him.

Police spokesperson, Col Moashe Ngoepe confirmed the incident to Review, saying it occurred in the CBD and that one suspect was arrested and a firearm recovered.

“There were three suspects but two managed to escape,” he concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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