The Shopping Centre Armed Robbery Thread....

The Diesel shop in Atterbury Value Mart Pretoria East has robbed yesterday by a few armed robbers. No injuries luckily.
 
Robbers storm store in Rosebank Mall

According to reports, an elderly woman was injured during a mall robbery at the Rosebank Mall.

The robbers stormed a cellphone shop in the mall earlier this afternoon. It is believed that they ordered the customers to lie down on the floor. They then allegedly assaulted the woman.

Netcare 911 paramedics treated the woman for a minor head injury at the scene.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, said, “An elderly woman was assaulted when robbers came into a cellphone shop at the Rosebank Mall at around 9am.
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More at: http://rosebankkillarneygazette.co.za/201786/robbers-storm-store-in-rosebank-mall/
 
Staff and customers held up in MTN store

Cape Town - It was a close call for staff at a cellphone network shop at a popular Cape Flats mall as armed men stormed the store and robbed them.

The MTN store in Vangate Mall, Athlone, was hit by four men on Tuesday evening, shortly before closing time at 7pm

Police say the gunmen entered the store and held two employees and three customers captive before ransacking the shop.

The gang got away with a number of cellphones and an undisclosed amount of cash.

They got away in a car and fled in the direction of Langa.
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More at: http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/staff-and-customers-held-up-in-mtn-store-2084297
 
Suspects at large after PMB jewellery store heist

According to police, the owner of Mayuri's Jewellery store at the Liberty Midlands Mall was about to open - when she was approached by five suspects.

It's understood the mall had to be partially closed while police searched for the suspects inside the centre after the incident.

The police's Thembeka Mbhele says the suspects are still at large.

"At gunpoint they took jewellery and an undisclosed amount of money, before they fled the scene. Fortunately, there were no shots that were fired. A case of armed robbery was opened in Pietermaritzburg, and the case is still under investigation," she said.
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More at: http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/suspects-large-after-pmb-jewellery-store-heist/
 
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Watches stolen worth at least R1-million: Durban shop owner

A La Lucia Mall shop owner is counting the costs after armed robbers walked into his store and stole watches worth more than an estimated R1-million in total.

Bryan Maeler, the owner and director of Watches Unlimited at the mall, north of Durban says the robbers entered his store yesterday and threatened his staff.

He’s told Newswatch the suspects forced the three staff members to the back of the store, telling them to lie on the floor.
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More at: http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/watches-stolen-worth-least-r1-million-durban-shop-owner/
 
3 hurt in Boksburg jewellery heist

Johannesburg – Three people were injured in a daytime heist at a jewellery store in the East Rand Mall in Boksburg on Thursday.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said a man and two women had been assaulted by a group of armed men who stormed the shop.

"Paramedics, along with the police, immediately responded to the scene. Upon arrival, paramedics were led into the store where they found the three patients," he said.

The man and two women were found to have sustained minor injuries.

"Fortunately no other serious or fatal injuries were reported on the scene."

The three were treated for their injuries and thereafter transported to Life Glynnwood Hospital for further care.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/3-hurt-in-boksburg-jewellery-heist-20161215
 
Kenilworth centre, Espresso bakery in Paarden Eiland and Silverstores(elite) in Gatesville.
 
Pringle clothing shop in Decopark, Northriding, customers robbed at gunpoint.

Seems smaller out-of-the-way places with poor security are being targeted? Sadly though, the business park has boomed access, so can't businesses simply hit a panic button and lock down the entrance?
 
Police pursuing N1 City Mall robber, high alert at shopping centres

Cape Town – Western Cape police on Thursday said they are pursuing one of the robbers involved in a cash-in-transit heist at the N1 City Mall on Wednesday.

"We have identified one of the robbers and are hot on his heels," Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut said in a statement.

According to Traut, police officers have been deployed to all major shopping centres.

On Wednesday, News24 reported that two shops were robbed in separate incidents, while in a third incident shots were fired during an attempted robbery at Vangate Mall in Athlone.

In the fourth incident, at the N1 City Mall, two guards were accosted by four men as they were about to load money into an ATM at a bank.

Cops 'out in full force'

The robbers fled in a red Mazda with an undisclosed amount of cash as well as the two officers’ guns.

"We are hitting back hard at the unfortunate incidents of crime perpetrated during the past 24 hours," Traut said on Wednesday.

"We want to ensure the public that we are out in full force at shopping malls with our large deployment numbers."

Traut said that criminals should not believe that the festive season is an ideal time to commit crime.

"Criminals who were under the impression that this festive season is a good time to enrich themselves with other people’s cash without any interference from the long arm of the law must reconsider their thoughts, because we are operationally ready to deal with any occurrence whatsoever."

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...obber-high-alert-at-shopping-centres-20161222
 
Armed robbers target Empangeni jewellery store, police search ensues

Police say the suspects entered the NWJ at Sanlam Centre armed with hammers and a firearm. Spokesperson Thulani Zwane says the suspects broke the glass before stealing an unknown amount of jewellery and watches.

"They fled the scene thereafter. The police are still looking for these suspects and a case of business robbery has been opened for further investigation," he said.
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More at: https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/armed-robbers-target-empangeni-jewellery-store-search-ensues/
 
NWJ to put trackers in jewellery following spate of robberies

Durban – Jeweller NWJ is installing tracking devices into certain pieces of its jewellery, to try and keep a step ahead of robbers, the company said on Tuesday.

"Protecting our staff and providing a safe environment for our customers is a priority and we constantly upgrade our security measures based on industry feedback and best practice internationally, including installing tracking devices in certain pieces of our jewellery," spokesperson Vanessa Schreyer said in a statement.

This followed a spate of robberies at its stores.

On Monday, a store in the Forest Hill City Mall in Centurion was robbed. Outlets in Musgrave, Durban, and Richards Bay, northern KwaZulu-Natal, were targeted at the weekend.

Schreyer said robbers had entered the stores with "concealed weapons".

"The modus operandi for the robberies was a smash and grab carried out by suspects who entered the stores with a concealed weapon."

No staff or customers were hurt.

Schreyer said NWJ was working with police, security services, and mall management to try and catch the robbers.

"We do not, based on international best practice, publically disclose details of the incidents or of our countermeasures, nor of the number of incidents that may have occurred in any period," she said.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...wellery-following-spate-of-robberies-20170117
 
Five injured in Springs Mall shooting

Five people were injured when a gang of armed men opened fire during the opening of the Springs Mall in Ekurhuleni on Thursday morning.

Two of the injured were police officers‚ said William Tladi‚ spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Disaster Management Services.

“One police officer sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was airlifted to Union Hopsital for further medical care while the other member sustained a gunshot wound to the hand‚” Tladi said.

A woman who was present at the scene was shot in the stomach. She was in a serious but stable condition and had been admitted to the Far East hospital.

“Two other patients with minor injuries were privately transported to hospital prior to the arrival of emergency services‚” Tladi said.

One of them was a pregnant woman who was believed to have fallen down while trying to escape following the gunshots.
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More at: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2017/03/16/Five-injured-in-Springs-Mall-shooting1
 
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