Six suspects were arrested on 8 March few hours following a CIT robbery that occured on the same day at Vanderbijlpark.
It is reported that the cash van was loading money at an ATM when the suspects accosted the security guards, robbing them at gunpoint their rifle and a pistol before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash using an Audi A3 vehicle and a Toyota Quantum.
No shot were fired and there were also no injuries reported. The police were notified and immediately resources were mobilised to start with the investigation and tracing of the suspects. A team comprising of Sedibeng K9, Public Order Policing and CIT task team followed up on intelligence information which led them to a house in Evaton where six suspects were arrested and two of the vehicles which were allegedly used in the commission of crime were also found in yard and seized.
The team further seized three pistols, one rifle, five cellphones and the money. All six suspects are expected to appear before Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court on a charge of armed robbery, possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni welcomed the arrests and lauded the members for their swift response that ensured the suspects are found still in possession of the suspected stolen goods.
Issued by Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi
