{"id":84434,"date":"2018-09-06T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T07:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=84434"},"modified":"2018-09-06T09:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T07:54:27","slug":"medicine-depot-not-breached-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/09\/06\/medicine-depot-not-breached-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicine depot not breached in robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four balaclava-clad men overpowered two female guards around 01:00 last Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The men demanded weapons but the two officers denied carrying weapons.
\nThey then proceeded to frisk the officers and found both their service pistols hidden under their clothes.<\/p>\n

Also read: Armed robbery at Auctioneers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The department has denied that the depot itself had been breached by the robbers.
\nThe men made off without hurting either of the women on duty.<\/p>\n

Also read: Father kills two robbers after being stabbed in his Aerorand home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The two female security officers work for Mafoko Security Patrols<\/a> who have been contracted by the department to secure the depot.
\nDepot employees said that they received a circular from the department last Monday alerting them of the robbery.<\/p>\n

Police say that one of the robbers may have worked for the depot, but the investigation has not rendered any positive results yet.<\/p>\n

\u2022No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n

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Suspects might be linked to seven other robberies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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