{"id":93486,"date":"2019-05-02T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=93486"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:34:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T12:34:37","slug":"video-150-shots-fired-early-morning-jewellery-store-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/02\/video-150-shots-fired-early-morning-jewellery-store-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: More than 150 shots fired in early morning jewellery store heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gang broke into the store from both the front and the back, clearing out display cabinets and bombing the safe.<br \/>\nOutside heavily armed spotter crews covered both entrances to Dolerite Crescent.<\/p>\n<p>The spotter crews opened fire on security companies with AK47\u2019s, and R1 and R5 assault rifles.<br \/>\nMore than 150 rounds were fired but luckily no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>At least five vehicles were used for the heist.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage clearly shows how the robbers opened fire on security vehicles as they approached the store.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full report in today\u2019s\u00a0<i>Middelburg Observer<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KyMySMap2pE' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88186\/trafficalert-two-dead-kranspoort-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\">#TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88191\/video-two-perish-truck-jack-knifes\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click on the link<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter via email.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small war broke out when between 15 and 20 robbers targeted Palazzo Jewellers at their mall premises early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":66989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Gerhard Rheeder","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[12609,9,10010,12898,17874,17929,17925,17927,17928,17926,10333],"class_list":["post-93486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-armed-robberies","tag-local-crime-news","tag-local-news","tag-middelburg-news","tag-palazzo-jewellers","tag-robbers-open-fire-at-middelburg-mall","tag-robbery-at-palazzo-jewellers","tag-shooting-at-middelburg-mall","tag-shooting-at-palazzo-jewellers","tag-shootout-at-mall","tag-trusted-news"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Armed robberies","Crime","local news","middelburg news","palazzo jewellers","robbers open fire at middelburg mall","robbery at palazzo jewellers","shooting at Middelburg Mall","shooting at palazzo jewellers","shootout at mall","trusted news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}