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Gauteng Police launch manhunt after CIT heist in Randfontein

A group of armed robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of money after bombing a cash van at the R28/ R41 intersection in Randfontein on Friday evening.

Gauteng Police has launched a manhunt for a group of suspects following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist at the R28/ R41 intersection in Randfontein on Friday evening, February 3.

•Also read: West Rand police confirm CIT heist – details still unclear

National Police Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said a preliminary investigation revealed the cash van was heading to a depot and driving along the R28 when a group of suspects travelling in a white Mercedes-Benz Vito cornered the cash van at the intersection entering Randfontein and opened fire. Another vehicle, a white BMW also blocked the cash van.

The CIT van which was blown up. Photo submitted.

The suspects ordered the security guards to get out of the cash van before they proceeded to blow it up. They then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.”

Mathe added that a 72–hour activation plan has been mobilised to apprehend those behind the heist.

• Also read: What to do when witnessing a cash-in-transit robbery 

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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