Two arrested following Wimpy robbery in Benoni
Two of the seven men suspected of robbing the Wimpy in Lakefield, Benoni, in Gauteng have been arrested on the N12, beneath the Voortrekker Street bridge.
Benoni police spokesperson Lieutenant Nomsa Sekele said the men, two of whom were armed, drove to the Wimpy in a Toyota Quantum on Sunday, Benoni City Times reported.
Sekele added a man, who was driving with his wife in a car en route to the restaurant, noticed the car transporting the suspects driving behind him.
Shortly after the pair entered the restaurant, the robbers entered through the front door, said Sekele.
“They pointed a firearm at the woman and her colleague [Wimpy staff]. They were instructed to keep quiet and open the till,” said Sekele.
The husband and wife who had just entered the Wimpy were robbed of the wife’s purse, and the suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money from the till.
Saber Tactical’s tactical reaction team manager Sean Stopford said the husband chased after the men.
Police said two shots were fired in the man’s direction outside the Wimpy, but he was not injured.
Stopford said the security company was notified of the incident and issued a lookout alert to its vehicles.
The company apprehended two men on the N12.
A case of business robbery is under investigation.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrates’ Court soon.
In a separate incident, police were investigating a case of business robbery after two men pretending to be customers at a takeaway restaurant escaped with an undisclosed amount of money in Northmead, Benoni, in Gauteng in February.
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Video shows the men queuing with the rest of the customers at the Roman’s Pizza outlet when one suddenly jumps over the counter after pulling out a firearm.
A second clip shows a security officer responding to the scene when he suddenly encounters the robbers leaving the restaurant.
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Benoni police media officer Constable Zunickha Essakjee said the men came into the restaurant at about 8.40pm on Sunday and ordered a meal, Benoni City Times reported.
“While the men were waiting for their order, one of the robbers, who had a gun, jumped over the counter and demanded money,” added Essakjee.
– Caxton News Service
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