ACTING PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER HAILS COMMUNITY FOR GOOD WORK

ACTING PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER HAILS COMMUNITY FOR GOOD WORK

 Brian Kajengo

Embalenhle – top police was happy when Community Corporate to fight crime at Embalehle on Monday 5 January 2015.

Major General Nogwanya could not hide his expression when he got the news that the community assisted the police to catch two suspects who were involved in a robbery in the Embalenhle Mall on Sunday.

General Nogwanya explained that the audacious gang accosted two Coin security guards who were collecting money from the mall at gun point and managed to rob them of an undisclosed amount of cash and a firearm.

According to information, one guard tasked with the responsibility of conducting the collection and the other to remain on guard at the vehicle.

While the guard was walking in the passage of the mall, he held at gun point and robbed of four boxes of money after which the suspects later abandoned two of the boxes after they discovered that they were empty.

In the process of the robbery, the suspects fired a shot on the roof of the mall and their action prompted the guard which robbed of the money boxes to run away.

General Nogwanya farther explained that the guard in the car saw the suspects when they got into a white Audi Q5 which was at the entrance parking. It is believed that the Q5 was a getaway vehicle.

Another vehicle, a red Toyota Avanza mounted with Gauteng registration plate was also spotted and identified as an accomplice to the Q5.

Seeing what had happened, the guard in the vehicle gave chase to the Q5 and it was in that moment when the community alerted the police who also responded quickly.

The police managed to corner the Avanza and arrested two suspects and positively linked to the suspects in the Q5 through material evidence.

The suspects, Franck Letebele Selala aged 30, and Robert Samora Ndlovu aged 28, has already appeared before the Evander Magistrate’s Court yesterday, 05 January 2015, and remanded in custody pending bail application on 12 January 2015.

We request the public to assist with the outstanding suspects. Anyone with information requested to contact Lieutenant Simon Mlotshwa at 082 970 5774.