By Obakeng Maje

Kimberley-Galeshewe police are investigating a case of armed robbery after three African males enter a shop in Galeshewe, Popham Street on Monday and pretend to be customers. 

“Three robbers just waited for customers to leave the shop then they closed the door. The one suspect then held the shop owner at gunpoint and the other one threaten the shop owner’s daughter with a knife while the third suspect took an undisclosed amount of money and goods to the value of R8000-00 in the shop” police said. 

“They then fled the scene in different directions with the money and the goods” Andrea cloete said. The owner contacted the police and a wide spread searched followed to trace the armed suspects. 

Workers of the shop followed up information and one suspect was apprehended the same night and all the goods were found back and handed to the shop owner. 

The other two suspects disappeared,but their luck ran out this morning.

They were arrested at 03:30am when the Dog Unit, Flying Squad and the Detective Unit of Galeshewe apprehended the other two in Warrenton Zone A , Ikhutseng. 

“The two suspects were still fast asleep when the police raided their house” cloete said. 

The police then arrested the two suspects and found the firearm that was used in conducting the robbery at the shop in the possession of the two suspects. 

The suspects will remain in custody and will appear in the Kimberley Magistrate Court soon. 

 The Cluster Commander Major General Mattheys commended the members for a work well done. He stressed it out that there will be a zero tolerance towards these kinds of crimes in his cluster and that the police will leave no stone untouched in tracing wanted suspects.

The police investigation continues.