{"id":222000,"date":"2019-10-28T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222000\/police-investigate-albemarle-robbery-and-murder\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T08:59:51","slug":"police-investigate-albemarle-robbery-and-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/28\/police-investigate-albemarle-robbery-and-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate Albemarle robbery and murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston police have confirmed they are investigating a case of business robbery and murder after the KwikSpar in Albemarle was robbed last Thursday at about 6.20pm.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216221\/man-arrested-for-armed-robbery-three-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested for armed robbery, three escape<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cIt is reported that a group of men, three with firearms, entered the store and demanded to be taken to the safe by the\u00a0 manager but were told there was no safe on site,\u201d explained Const Maxwell Mabunda, the communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe criminals took an undisclosed amount of money from\u00a0the store\u2019s till points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree suspects also went to the Tops store where they took an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Though several shots were fired during the execution of the crime, Mabunda confirmed no SPAR employees or customers were injured during the robbery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, an SW Security reaction officer was shot and killed on the scene,\u201d Mabunda said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to an eye witness the reaction officer attempted to escape, but could not.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214893\/suspects-arrested-for-various-offences\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspects arrested for various offences<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Police believe the suspects are from the area and are appealing to the community to come forward with information that could lead to the swift arrest of the suspects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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