Four men were arrested on Tuesday afternoon after they robbed a clothing store in a shopping complex in Soshanguve, north-west of Pretoria.
Akasia police spokesperson Captain Riana van Aarde said the men hit the PEP store in the Thorntree shopping complex in Soshanguve around 12:30 on Tuesday.
They fled with an undisclosed amount of money and about 300 cellphones.
“An off-duty police officer witnessed the robbery and called for back-up. A police chase ensued and the suspected robbers were arrested,” she said.
Van Aarde said in their haste to flee, the robbers lost control of their vehicle and it ended up in an open field where they were arrested. They are due to appear in court soon.
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