Police officers robbed, vehicle stolen in Umbumbulu
Police officers were overpowered by four suspects today. The suspects crashed the police vehicle a short while later and are on the run.
POLICE are hot on the heels of four men who attacked two police officers in Umbumbulu earlier today, July 5.
KZN police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker said at about 11:00, police officers from the Umbumbulu police station were on patrol when they randomly stopped a vehicle with four occupants.
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“As the police officers were searching the men, the men turned on the officers and overpowered them. The suspects robbed the police officers of their firearms and the keys of the police vehicle,” he said.
The suspects, who fled in their own vehicle, also fled with the police vehicle. Naicker said police officers in the vicinity were immediately notified of the incident. The suspects were spotted close to where the robbery occurred.
“A chase ensued and the suspects lost control of the police vehicle which then overturned. They abandoned the police vehicle and continued to flee in their own vehicle,” said Naicker.
All available resources have been mobilised to hunt down the suspects and bring them to book. It is unclear if any shots were fired or if anyone sustained injuries.
Police in Umbumbulu have registered a case of armed robbery.
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