MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Within hours of two separate armed robberies in the early hours of Monday morning at homes in the KwaNonqaba area, members of the KwaNonqaba Police Investigations Unit arrested all five of the suspected perpetrators.
The first incident occurred at approximately 01:15 on Monday, 26 March when five unknown men with pangas forced their way through the door of a house in Dube Street.
The complainant, her sister and three young children were alone at home at the time of the robbery.
The men forced them into a room and robbed them of, among others, a cellular phone, portable CD player and clothes worth about R5 400.
Within hours another house was hit, presumably by the same robbers. At about 02:30 a house in Zingasa Street in KwaNonqaba was the next target. Again the front door was forced open by five unknown men with pangas.
The complainant and two friends were at home at the time of the incident. This time the robbers fled with goods, including laptop computers, clothes and groceries worth a total value of about R33 000.
The officer commanding the KwaNonqaba Police Investigations Unit, Captain Ashley Michaels (front left) with members of the team who arrested five robbers. Photo: Nickey le Roux
Mere hours later the KwaNonqaba police received valuable information from a member of the community about suspected stolen goods being kept at specific premises. This information was followed up by members of the investigations unit.
In a combined effort led by Captain Ashley Michaels, the commanding officer of the KwaNonqaba police investigators, the team of investigators swooped on the house at 07:40, where they found items that have since been positively identified by the victims.
The police arrested five men suspected of armed robbery. The accused are in police custody and will appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court in the course of the week.
The investigating officer is Wo Geoffery Moos (044 606 5600). Anyone with information about the robberies is requested to contact the police.
All information will be dealt with in confidence.
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