Guards tied up and robbed at local power station
Thieves made themselves at home while security guards were tied up in a guardroom.
Security guards were bound and robbed of their cellphones and copper cables by four armed suspects while on duty at a local power station.
A security guard reported to the police that he and a colleague were confronted by four suspects at about 01:30 on November 8. The men entered the guardroom, ordering the guards to lie on the floor and remain silent or risk being shot.
The suspects took a two-way radio, three cellphones, and a backpack before tying the guards’ hands with wire. Three of the suspects then left the room while one stayed behind to watch over them.
After a short while, one of the guards heard the remaining suspect talking on a mobile phone, stating that the cables had been harvested.
The group fled with three 20m copper cables. The suspects remain at large, and no arrests have been made.
Witbank police spokesperson Warrant Officer David Ratau urged anyone with information that could assist the investigation or lead to the arrest of the suspects to contact their nearest police station or call the Crime Stop hotline on 08600 10111.
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