Two policeman were on routine patrol when they were informed of a robbery in progress, in Service Road, Pollak Park, at 8.10pm.
SAPS spokesman Capt Johannes Ramphora says when they arrived on the scene they noticed a silver BMW X3 leaving the premises and tried to stop the vehicle but it sped off.
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The police gave chase and the four occupants of the BMW opened fire on them, wounding one of the officers in the leg.
Paramedics were called to the scene and the injured policeman was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
As police pursued the vehicle, the three passengers managed to get out of the vehicle and fled on foot.
The police arrested one of them and recovered a firearm he had discarded as he fled.
“The serial number on the firearm we recovered was filed off,” says Ramphora.
The BMW was later found abandoned near KwaThema.
“Preliminary investigations reveal the four suspects, armed with pistols, had just robbed a house where they took two cellphones and the family’s BMW,” says Ramphora.
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The police officer is in a stable condition and a case of attempted murder and house robbery has been opened for further investigation.
Anyone with information which could help the police find the three remaining suspects should contact their nearest police station or call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
