Four suspects were arrested on charges of a robbery at a local business on the Ontdekkers service road.
According to Captain Juanita-Anne Yorke, Spokesperson of the Roodepoort Police, on February 10, a business robbery took place where it is alleged that eight suspects robbed a local business on Ontdekkers service road in Roodepoort.
“Members from the West Rand Public Order Policing were doing regular patrols of the area and were alerted by a member of the public who had seen the suspects entering the store,” explained Captain Juanita Yorke.
“The police members noticed a vehicle at the front of the store inside the yard where the suspects were busy loading the goods. The suspects started to run in different directions and the members saw that one of them was running down the road with a firearm and gave chase.”
The suspect allegedly opened fire on the police when they stopped their vehicle, and returned fire – managing to superficially wound him and then effect his arrest.
“He was later transported under police guard to the hospital for further medical treatment. With the help of Johannesburg Metro Police Department and various other security firms, a further three suspects were traced and arrested,” Yorke added.
Ruan Viljoen and Shaun Pretorius, from Help24, were on the scene when three of the suspected robbers were nabbed,
“We received reports of a robbery just before 13:00 on Friday and with the help of the Roodepoort Police, Public Order Policing units, and fellow security companies we were able to catch at least three of the eight suspects before 14:00 that same day,” explained Pretorius.
“We understand that this is still an active investigation. The suspects will be appearing in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s court soon,” concluded Yorke.
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