{"id":257844,"date":"2020-05-18T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/257844\/police-appeal-to-community-for-information-following-armed-robbery\/"},"modified":"2020-05-18T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T07:57:59","slug":"police-appeal-to-community-for-information-following-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/18\/police-appeal-to-community-for-information-following-armed-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Police appeal to community for information following armed robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Katlehong police are investigating a case of armed robbery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that on Thursday at around noon four suspects armed with firearms entered at local store in Moleleki Extension One,\u201d said Const Sivenkosi Mtwa, communications officer for the Katlehong police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/248049\/local-security-company-apprehends-alleged-house-breaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local security company apprehends alleged house breaker<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAccording to an eyewitness, one of the suspects pointed his firearm at her and instructed her to comply with his instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is reported the suspects forced the staff to open their tills and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects fled the scene, driving off in different vehicles but going in the same direction,\u201d said Mtwa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo shots were fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only two of the suspects\u2019 vehicles were identified, both were Toyota Corolla sedans.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251798\/men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Men nabbed for selling cigarettes worth R100 000 illegally<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cOne of the identified vehicles was white and the other powder blue,\u201d said Mtwa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other two vehicles were not identified as they were parked far away from the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police are appealing to anyone who might have information to come forward or to report it to Crime Stop on 08600 10111.<\/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=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson 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