Two arrests have been made regarding crime incidents in the Midrand policing precinct Sector 4.
Midrand Police Station spokesperson Sergeant Matome Tlamela said the first incident took place on 30 January. A family living in the Riversands area was awoken by the property alarm, as reported in One shot during house robbery [Week ending 7 February]. The husband, who went to investigate, encountered two armed house robbers in his living room. The man retrieved his firearm from his gun safe and a shoot-out between himself and the suspects ensued. As the suspects fled the house, they let off one last round which struck the man’s wife. Tlamela said that on 31 January one of the robbers was arrested and police are still searching for the second suspect.
The second incident took place on 3 February when an employee at a Kyalami guesthouse called police to report a case of bilking (when a customer leaves a business establishment without paying) as reported in Guest unable to pay his bill [Week ending 14 February]. The suspect, Pillay Kishen, arrived at the guesthouse on 2 February and requested accommodation for the night, promising to pay the next day. The man stayed the night and also enjoyed a meal, but the next morning admitted to the employee that he was unable to pay the bill. Tlamela said that Kishen was arrested on 3 February and then shortly after appeared in magistrate’s court, where he was sentenced to a
R3 000 fine or three month’s imprisonment.
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