Crime

BREAKING: Six suspects rob Jacobs car fitment shop of R40k

The robbery suspects fled the scene in two getaway vehicles with R40 000 in cash and a cellphone. No arrests have been made at this stage.

SIX armed suspects stormed a car fitment shop in Jacobs at about 12:30 today (November 12) and made off with R40 000 in cash and a cellphone.

According to the police, the workers were loading goods into the shop when the armed men walked into the store under the pretence of being customers.

An amount of R40 000 and a cellphone were taken before the suspects fled the scene.

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Spokesperson for Brighton Beach police station Constable Nonjabulo Mkhize said no one was injured during the incident.

She said the suspects, who were wearing face masks and caps, fled the scene shortly after robbing the store.

After the suspects fled the scene, security companies and police were alerted.

Spokesperson for Security Force Kival Singh said, “According to information obtained at the scene, the armed suspects arrived at the business premises in two vehicles, one identified as a white VW Polo hatchback and the other assumed to be a white Kia Sedan.”

No arrests have been made at this stage, and police investigations are underway.

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Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.

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