LIMPOPO – Six suspects, aged between 19 and 35, were pursued and arrested after they robbed a shop owner in Maroge village yesterday (October 21).
At about 15:00 three women entered a tailor shop situated next to a filling station with alleged intent to buy clothes.
Once they were in the store they robbed the shop owner of her cellphone and fled the scene in a vehicle.
The shop owner noticed a police van at the filling station and alerted the officers of the situation.
The officials immediately pursued the identified vehicle and called for backup.
“The vehicle in question was seen parked on the side of the road and the police stopped to investigate. Apart from the shop owners cellphone, five more cellphones were confiscated and the six suspects in the car was arrested on the scene,” Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said in a statement.
The vehicle is also suspected to have been used in multiple other similar crimes.
These suspects reportedly hail from KwaZulu-Natal and could possible be linked to various crimes in Limpopo and other provinces.
Investigations continue to determine the origin of the stolen devices.
“The arrrest of these suspects should send a clear message to those contemplating committing crimes. The police, working with local communities, are determined to curb criminal activities,” said provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe and congratulated the officials on their swift response.
The six suspects will appear before the Nebo Magistrate’s Court on Monday (October 24) facing charges of robbery and possession of suspected stolen properties.
