BRITS POS
7 AUGUSTUS 2020 BLADSY 3
BRITS POS – BRITS - On Monday morning, 3 August 2020 around 01:45, it is alleged that a security guard, while patrolling the premises of a truck wash business on the R511, Zandfontein, Brits, was approached by a stranger.
The guard ran off, but directly into a group of another five suspects, of which one was armed with a firearm. The victim found that the suspects had overpowered his colleague, who was tied up and they then tied him up too and took their cellphones.
Four suspects went back to collect the property they earlier took (tyres, small appliances, computer equipment and groceries from a tuck shop on the premises). In the meantime a third security guard apparently alerted the owner/manager of the business and upon their arrival, the suspects fled the scene and left most of the stolen goods behind, but for the cellphones. SAPS Brits confirmed that an armed business robbery case had been opened.
Another armed business robbery reported
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Armed robbery in broad daylight at
shopping centre in
Brits
BRITS POS – BRITS – On Monday, 3 August 2020 at approximately 10:40, a man (51), when alighting from his vehicle in the parking area at the Kremetart Centre in Van Velden Street, Brits, allegedly on his way to deposit cash at FNB, was accosted by four armed robbers.
One of the suspects fired a single shot, but according to the SAPS Brits Cluster spokesperson, Maria Nkabinde, no one sustained injuries. The suspects fled the scene with their loot and boarded two getaway vehicles, a silver Audi and a white VW Polo Vivo that were parked in Ludorf Street, with two drivers waiting for them.
The suspects then sped off.
“A case of armed robbery was reported at Brits police station subsequent to the incident,” Nkabinde said, “and the suspects are still at large.
“The police are appealing to members of the community to come forward with information that can assist the police in identifying the suspects by contacting Detective Captain Bushy Mmatli of Brits Detectives on 082 557 0671 or share the information by phoning Crime Stop Line on 08600 10111. Anonymous tip-offs can be communicated via the MySAPS application.
The suspects are regarded as armed and dangerous and should not be confronted.
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