Three armed robbers allegedly attacked unsuspecting petrol attendants in an attempt to rob the petrol station’s safe.
The Kriel SAPS is investigating a case of armed robbery. According to their communications official Cst Lindiwe Sibanyoni on October 31 at about 02:00 the employees at a petrol station in Ga-Nala were going about their work when three armed gunmen held them up. The robbers apparently found a truck driver who was sleeping in the cab of his truck next to the petrol station and held him up along with the petrol station employees. One of the robbers who were allegedly armed with a rifle guarded the victims while the other two robbers rigged the office safe with explosives. They managed to break the safe open and once they had their loot they escaped the scene without saying anything further to the victims.
The safe that the robbers tried to break into on October 31.
The Kriel SAPS has urged the community to come forward with any information that might help their investigation. Contact the Kriel SAPS on 017 648 2266.
Recently the Kriel SAPS also arrested a suspect after a head-on collision on October 25 where two vehicles were involved. A woman who was a passenger in the Volkswagen Golf died instantly and the driver was seriously injured, police arrested the driver of the Chevrolet and charged him with culpable homicide and driving a motor vehicle under influence of alcohol.
“We urge the community to stop drinking and driving since we all know that this is an unfortunate time of the year in which many people lose their lives because of road accidents,” said Cst Sibanyoni.
The Kriel SAPS has urged the community to come forward with any information that might help their investigation. Contact the Kriel SAPS on 017 648 2266.
