A trio of teenagers, one of them a community patroller in Tembisa, have been arrested for armed robbery.
The three were chased down by security officers after stealing an undisclosed amount of money and a cellphone on May 23.
It is alleged that at about 11pm on the night, the victim was standing outside his Van Der Walt Street home waiting for his friends to arrive so he could open the gate for them, said Kempton police spokesperson, Capt Jethro Mtshali.
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“The victim was then approached by the three suspects, two of them armed with knives, who searched him and robbed him of his cash and cellphone,” Mtshali explained.
Luckily there were patrolling security officers nearby who managed to chase down the trio.
It was later established that one of the suspects (18) is a patroller in Tembisa. He was detained by police and will appear in court soon.
The other two, both aged 16, were handed over into the custody of their parents.
