Woman (28) robbed of car, cellphones and cash by two armed men in Sterpark
According to the police report the victim alleges that she heard noise outside her room and checked through the window, when she was pointed with a firearm by two unknown men. They forcefully gained entrance to the room.
POLOKWANE – Police are investigating an incident of armed robbery in Sterpark after a local resident fell victim and lost her car and some cash. According to Const. Mienkie Ramakgoakgoa, the incident happened around 22:15 on Thursday night, 6 June.
“A 28-year-old woman was allegedly robbed at gun-point by two unknown men while in her room in Sterpark,” Ramakgoakgoa says.
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According to the police report, the victim alleges that she heard noise outside her room and checked through the window when she was pointed with a firearm by two unknown men. They forcefully gained entrance to the room.
“The suspects demanded the keys to her car and access to the safe. They also took her handbag and drove off with the victim’s Charcoal VW Polo with registration no. CC 44 NT GP”
According to the police, the suspects got away with two cellphones and cash amounting to R420.
During preliminary investigations, police revealed that a third cellphone and laptops were also stolen from another room in the same yard. No arrests have been made as yet and police are appealing to anyone with information to contact the Polokwane Police Station at 015 290 6577 or the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111.
