Two arrested for Goodwood business robbery

Goodwood police arrested two suspects on a charge of business robbery in the area on Wednesday morning. Armed suspects held the owners of a shop situated in Voortrekker Road at gunpoint at around 08:20.

‘’One of the suspects fled when they were disturbed by someone who made alarm, but was apprehended by the public.  SAPS members attached to Goodwood police arrived on the scene and arrested a second suspect,’’ said Colonel Andrè Traut.

‘’There was however reason to believe that a third suspect was still trapped in the shop and the Special Task Force was summoned to the scene. After the building was tactically penetrated, it was established that the two suspects were alone,’’ added Traut.

The police spokesperson said that the firearm used by the suspects was discovered hidden inside the shop and seized.

Two male suspects aged 35 and 29  are expected to make their court appearance in Goodwood once they have been charged.

 

PICTURE: SAPS

Done By: Mitchum George