Ackermans at Lambton Court was robbed by four men on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
The incident was confirmed by the Germiston police\u2019s communications officer Const Maxwell Mabunda.<\/p>
\u201cIt is reported that three men entered the store while a fourth acted as a lookout, just outside the shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe men, armed with a black pistol, made off with 210 cellphones,\u201d he said.<\/p>
He further explained that as the suspects were attempting to make their getaway, EMPD officers, who were in an unmarked vehicle and civilian clothing, noticed them struggling to place a bag in the boot of a vehicle whose driver was waiting inside.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecoming suspicious, the officers followed the suspects,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n
The officers followed the vehicle to Stone Arch Square in Castleview, when the suspects noticed them and opened fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe five men jumped out of the vehicle and tried to escape into the Stone Arch Estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the men was arrested at Stone Arch Square, and another two outside the estate\u2019s gate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other two men escaped, and we are searching for them,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n
The men were charged with buisness robbery, attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n
They are being held at the Germiston Police Station pending their appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n
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