Police reservist arrested on suspicion of involvement in Margate armed robbery
A large sum of cash was removed from the car.
A PORT Shepstone police reservist is among three men who were arrested in Margate in connection with an armed robbery last Thursday.
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According to police spokesman, Captain Gerald Mfeka, a 31-year-old man, along with two friends, had parked at a service station in Margate. The friends entered the store. He was seated in the vehicle when a man opened the door.
“Three men approached, one of them wearing a beanie bearing an SAPS emblem. The men were armed with firearms and asked him a lot of questions. One of the men opened the car cubby-hole and removed a large sum of cash,” said Captain Mfeka.
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Once the man’s friends were back in the vehicle, they were made to drive to Gamalakhe, where they were abandoned. The men opened a case of armed robbery at Margate Police Station and two men, aged 30 and 33, have been arrested. A third is still being sought.
“One of the men served as a police reservist,” said Captain Mfeka. Both men appeared in the Ramsgate Magistrate’s Court on Monday this week and the case was postponed for further investigation.
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