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BY Obakeng Maje

An Automated Telling Machine (ATM) was bombed in Brits in the early hours of Thursday 31 May 2012 at about 2:00.

The incident occurred at Assen Green Store.  Police are still looking for five suspects who run away after allegedly blasting the ATM.

Police were summoned to a scene after they received a tip off that there were people who are trying to bomb an ATM. The police team, swiftly reacted to the information and pursued them, during the alleged chase,

“The suspects started shooting at the police and that resulted on cross fire between the police and the suspects. No one was injured during the shooting spree”Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.  

North West police together with a team formed by National Intervention, two police choppers, tracker  team (suspect tracing unit) and  K9 Unit were part of the search.

“The suspects drove away and decided to abandon their car and left the scene on foot and disappeared along the bushes around  Madinyana near Jerico” Ngubane continues. 

The abandoned Golf 5 vehicle has been under police guard and it is believed to have been high jacked from Midrand in 2011.

Pistol live ammunition, R5, AK 47 rifles , empty cartridges and undisclosed amount of cash were found inside the vehicle. 

The search for the five suspects still continues and the police are urging community members  around Jerico and Madinyana not try and arrest the suspects by themselves.

They are urging community to report them to the nearest Police Station.

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BY Obakeng Maje

WOLMARANSSTAD:   A 21-year-old suspect is expected to appear before the Wolmaransstad on Monday, 21 May 2012 on a charge of armed robbery.

  It is alleged that on Friday, 18 May 2012 at about 13:15, the complainant, Lindiwe Octavia Nzama (37) arrived in Wolmaransstad with her colleague. 

The two were allegedly there to go and buy a car from a certain guy.  After meeting the middle-man at a fast food outlet in Wolmaransstad, they were taken to Tswelelang to meet the seller of the car.

Upon arrival at a certain house in Tswelelang, the victim was asked where the money was, of which she took out.  Suddenly a group of +- 20 armed men entered inside the house, threatened the victim and her colleague with firearms and robbed the victim of R40 000,00 in cash.

  “The victim and her colleague were then instructed to get in their Toyota Corolla and drive away.  They then drive to the Police station and reported the matter” Warrant officer Sam Tselanyane said. 

Police managed to arrest 1 suspect.  All other suspects are still at large and investigation continues.