Police search for armed robbery suspects (Video)

Norwood police are on a manhunt for 2 men who robbed a cell c store and made of with cellphones worth R450 000 at Norwood Mall, on 24 January earlier this year.

The armed men who robbed the store were caught on CCTV footage soon after the robbery, casually walking out of the mall with bags filled with the stolen goods. (Scroll down to view the footage)

According to police, the two men entered the shop and pretended to be customers.

Norwood police spokesperson Constable Nonzwakazi Tsoanyane said the complainant told the police that when a staff member went to assist them, one of the suspects pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the staff member.

Tsoanyane said, “The suspect ordered the staff members to go to the office and forced them to lie on the floor.”

She said the suspects took cellphones to the value of R450 000 and fled the scene.

In the CCTV footage, a man wearing a blue shirt and black sunglasses is seen walking out of the Cell C store pulling a bag that contained the stolen goods. The other armed robber was also caught on CCTV footage leaving the mall casually. He is seen wearing a yellow t-shirt and pulling a trolley behind him while holding a lap top bag in his other hand.

Tsoanyane urged the public to help the police with information that may lead to the arrest of the suspects.

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Details: Sergeant Dennis Ditshego, 083 744 4263

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