Two men, aged 29 and 36 years old, respectively, were recently arrested by the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
The men were charged with armed robbery after they were allegedly involved in an armed robbery in Activia Road, in Activia Park, Primrose.<\/p>
The incident was reported to the Primrose police by a local company\u2019s security guard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe explained to officers that he had reported for evening duty as normal.<\/p>
\u201cA few hours into his shift he claimed that he heard a noise at the gate and went to investigate,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
The complainant alleged that while at the gate he was approached by two men, one of whom was armed with firearm.<\/p>\n
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