Jewellery worth R500 000 was stolen in an armed robbery at the Baywest shopping mall on Sunday.
SHOTS WERE FIRED BUT LUCKILY NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED
Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the robbery happened around 11:50 on Sunday.
“It is alleged that at about 11:50, four suspects entered the mall of which only two entered the jewellery store. The staff was pointed with a firearm and ordered to fill the bag with jewellery that was in the display counter,” she said.
Naidu said as the four armed men were escaping, they were accosted by the security guard at one of the entrances/exits.
“One shot was fired towards him – no injuries. They escaped in a BMW vehicle,” she said.
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THE ROBBERS FLED IN A BMW
At about 12:35, the BMW was stopped on the N2 near Gamtoos by Humansdorp K9 unit members.
“One man, approximately 35-years-old was arrested. A 9mm pistol (serial number filed off) and one ring (tag still on) was recovered. It is further alleged that the other men got off near Thornhill and fled in a silver Toyota Conquest. The BMW was reported stolen in Edenvale in October 2021,” Naidu said.
She added that the man is detained on two charges of possession of suspected stolen property and possession of a prohibited firearm.
Detectives will investigate the link to the business robbery at the jewellery store.
The estimated value of the stolen jewellery is R500 000.
DO NOT BUY SUSPECTED STOLEN PROPERTY
Police warned the communities to refrain from buying suspected stolen property as it is an offence and if caught with such property, they will be charged and prosecuted.
Anyone who can assist police in tracing the suspects or may have any information relating to their whereabouts is asked to contact SAPS Kabega Park on 041 397 6802 or 397 6867. All information is confidential and callers may remain anonymous.
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