{"id":86656,"date":"2018-11-06T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T11:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=86656"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T09:58:17","slug":"watch-armed-robbery-totalsports-seen-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/06\/watch-armed-robbery-totalsports-seen-men\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Armed robbery of TotalSports – have you seen these men?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have handed over the footage in hope that members of the public might help identify the robbers.<\/p>\n

TotalSports was robbed around 09:30 on the 24th of October. The staff were held at gunpoint and asked to empty out the cash registers and safe. Sport shoes and other products were also taken.<\/p>\n

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The man in the red cap was keeping watch over two customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The staff were then locked inside the office and some customers were told to wait in the breakroom area.<\/p>\n

The thieves then made off with 117 cellphones and an undisclosed amount of cash.<\/p>\n

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Standing next to the suspect in the red cap, the man in the green shirt is another robber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the 18th of October, Mall customers were traumatised after yet another armed robbery took place at the Touch Of Gold Jewellery Store.<\/p>\n

Only days before, the I\u2019Langa Mall in Mbombela was also targeted.<\/p>\n

It is suspected that the four robbers are involved in the other two incidents and that a syndicate might be at large.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding the suspects may contact Det. Const. Busi Mahlangu at 013 249 1402.<\/p>\n

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