Cash in transit heists
Four alleged cash-in-transit robbers shot dead in Katlehong
One of the security guards was taken to hospital after he was shot in the head.
Investigators are now calling on the public around the Soweto area to be on the lookout for a white single cab Ford Ranger and a silver BMW used during the robbery.
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, there have been 260 cash-in-transit heist incidents in the country this year, which is 16 more than last year.
Videos on social media showed a Mercedes Benz sedan and a truck on fire, while people scurried for the cash.
The men then used explosives to get their hands on the money before they sped off.
JMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said two other suspects who were injured during the incident were in hospital.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says it’s unfortunate that most of the work of the unit is not documented as often as it should.
Seven suspects have been arrested after a foiled a cash-in-transit heist.
Parliament’s police portfolio committee says that the increase in unconventional crimes involving heavily armed perpetrators requires a relook at police procedures and resource allocation.
This after two police officers and seven robbers were killed during an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal.
They were arrested in 2014 after the Hawks discovered the explosives were being sold with the aim of bombing ATMs and cash-in-transit vehicles.
It’s understood the group was en route to commit an armed robbery at a plot in Eikenhof on Tuesday afternoon when police intercepted them.
Present and his three co-accused appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrates Court for a bail application on Tuesday.
Former ANC employee Velile Present and his three co-accused are in court on Tuesday afternoon to apply for bail.
One criminal was shot dead while his three accomplices fled the scene, leaving behind an AK 47 rifle and three pistols.
It’s now emerged that former ANC employee Velile Present’s cousin, Zakhele Zondi, is one of the men arrested in connection with cash heists.
Velile Present will be appearing at the Roodepoort magistrates court along with three other suspects.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the number of cash-in-transit heists has dropped dramatically, but the most impact has been in Gauteng.
It’s understood at least one security guard was shot and wounded in Hatfield on Saturday morning when robbers targeted the cash van.