The two suspects arrested fled the scene of the foiled cash in transit robbery.
Photo: Lim SAPS
LIMPOPO – Two suspects (aged 26 and 31-years-old) were arrested in the early hours of this morning in Chebeng Village near Seshego in Polokwane, in connection with a foiled cash in transit heist that happened over the weekend.
During the arrest, one illegal 9mm firearm (with one magazine and 9 rounds of live ammunition) and 16 station signal jammers were recovered:
Photo: Lim SAPSPhoto: Lim SAPS
Police Spokesperson Lt Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe says during this operation, in a separate development, another suspect (38) was arrested in Luthuli Park outside Polokwane where one firearm with four live rounds was recovered.
“This suspect was involved in a series of house robbery incidents in and around Polokwane,” says Ngoepe.
The foiled cash-in-transit robbery suspects will soon appear in both Seshego and Mokopane Magistrate Courts respectfully and the house robbery suspect will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate Court soon as well.
Ngoepe says the two suspects who were arrested during this matter have appeared before the Mokopane Magistrate Court and they were remanded in custody with no bail until 5 Mayfor further Police investigations.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
