Friday, November 14, 2008

Armed robbery takes place in Gugulethu

By Sasha Forbes
14 November 2008


Yesterday morning an Armed Robbery occurred at a pension pay-out in NY 2, Gugulethu.

Inspestor Bernadine Steyn says “three guards, who were on-duty at the entrance gate, were approached by two armed men on foot. The two men threatened the guards at gunpoint while two vehicles, a white Opel Corsa bakkie and a silver BMW stopped nearby.”

Steyn also said that several people got out of the vehicles and went into the building. Inside the suspects opened the money boxes and took an undisclosed amount of cash.

While they were walking towards the two get-away vehicles several shots were fired between the security guards and the suspects.”

The suspects fled the scene and are still at large. Nobody sustained any injuries during the incident.

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