Police still on the hunt for mall robbers
Police reveal stole items totalled hundreds of thousands.
Lyttelton police are still on the hunt for the men who robbed the Incredible Connection store in Centurion Mall on Monday night.
Lyttelton police spokesperson Warrant Officer Hero Gumbu said the thieves broke down the glass door of the store to gain entrance.
They rummaged through the store before fleeing with an unknown amount of tablet computers and 30 PlayStations.
“The total of the stolen items amounted to R350 000,” said Gumbu.
“As yet we do not have a description of the suspects. We will release more information as it becomes available.”
Lyttelton Sector 1 CPF chairperson Hugo Erasmus, said police and security firms responded to a burglary at Incredible Connection at the Centurion shopping centre on Monday night around 20:00.
The thieves were in and out in minutes. When security noticed the burglary, they alerted the owners of the shop.
Gumbu has called on anyone with information on the thieves or the stolen goods to call the Lyttelton police on 012-644-8600.
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