A security reaction officer was wounded in the leg during a shootout following an ATM robbery, according to unconfirmed reports.
At about 11.45am a security company specialising in banking security was alerted that a Standard Bank ATM on Van Wyk Street was being tampered with. They rushed to the scene and on arrival shots were exchanged. One of the security officers was hit in the leg. Two of the suspects managed to escape but three were arrested after being cornered in their vehicle. Captain Nonhlanhla Khumalo of Roodepoort Police confirmed that at least one of the arrested suspects is a policeman while another is a former policeman.
The police found that the ATM and wall had been grinded open. It is uncertain how much money the suspects got away with, but it is alleged that more than R50 000 were found on the scene.
Khumalo said she was still gathering information and will release an official statement soon.
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