The Shopping Centre Armed Robbery Thread....

'Open up, or I will blow your head off' - Spur robbers tell manager

Johannesburg - "I am glad that everyone who was here last night is still alive," said a relieved Emmanuel Masuku, the manager of the Ottawa Spur in Edenvale's Karaglen Shopping Centre, after four armed robbers struck the restaurant on Monday evening.

They fled with at least R20 000 in cash, as well as cellphones belonging to customers and staff, Netwerk24 reported.

Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele confirmed on Wednesday evening that one suspect had been arrested.

According to Masuku, the robbers had nonchalantly eaten and had drinks before they struck.

"They came in and sat at different tables. Then they ordered food and drinks. The last guy sat on his own. I immediately thought he looked suspicious, but one thinks one is unnecessarily paranoid, so I ignored the feeling," said Masuku.

The suspect at some stage stood up and walked past Masuku towards the toilets.

"He all of a sudden stopped and asked: 'Do you know who I am?' When I looked at him surprisingly, he lifted his jacket ever so slightly and I could see his firearm. I immediately realised what was happening and that I had to keep my wits about me."

Masuku was forced to open the cash register, from which he had to take the safe's key. "I haven't a clue how he knew the key was in there."
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More at: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...r-head-off-spur-robbers-tell-manager-20170803
 
Armed gang hits Westville Mall store for R1-m worth of goods and cash

A GANG of armed robbers stole an estimated R1-million worth of jewellery and cash from a store in Westville Mall earlier today.

Captain Elizabeth Squires of the Westville SAPS confirmed the incident and noted one of the men was wearing a long shirt and what appeared to be a wig.

“Five robbers, of which two were armed, entered the shop at 11.40am. They demanded the keys to open all of the display cases where the jewellery is kept,” said Squires.
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More at: http://highwaymail.co.za/268769/armed-gang-hits-westville-mall-store-r1-m-worth-goods-cash/
 
Armed robbery at Pandora store Watercrest Mall, Waterfall this morning.
 
Telkom store hit by robbers

Four suspects have robbed the Telkom shop in Springs Mall in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday morning, Springs Advertiserreports.

The Telkom offices at the mall were robbed of iPhones and other equipment.

Police spokesperson Captain Johannes Ramphora says four men, two armed with firearms, stormed into the Telkom shop at about 10.40am. They informed staff members, who were attending to clients, to move to the store room.

“Two of the suspects then forced the staff and clients into the store room,” said Ramphora.

These two unarmed suspects stripped the store of its stock.
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More at: http://highwaymail.co.za/lnn/298699/telkom-store-hit-by-robbers
 
Armed robbers hit Kenilworth Centre Telkom store

Cape Town - Shoppers at the Kenilworth Centre in Claremont got a shock on Friday when brazen robbers stormed into the Telkom store, held up staff and stole cellphones and tablets.

A worker at the mall says the incident happened shortly before 5pm.

“I came past the store so 5pm, and saw the commotion. The men were masked and wearing sunglasses and were pointing guns at the staff to open the cabinets and the storeroom. They were loading the cellphones into bags already,” she explains.

“They were pulling the people around and pointing the guns at them and I thought they are going to shoot them. I ran to get the security, but as I stepped away, they suddenly all headed for the door.”
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More at : https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/armed-robbers-hit-kenilworth-centre-telkom-store-10970515
 
Centurion gang shoots mall security guard


Pretoria – A security guard is in a critical condition after being shot by a gang of armed men at the Forest Hill City Mall in Centurion on Sunday morning, Gauteng police said.

Three armed robbers attacked a guard and made him enter a cellphone shop around 09:50, Captain Bonginkosi Msimango said.

The guard, eight employees and two customers were forced into the manager's office, where the gang ordered the manager to open the safe.

"While opening the safe, they asked how long it would take for it to open. The manager said it would take about 10 minutes or more. That is when they fled the scene on foot," Msimango said.

While running through the basement, they saw another security guard and shot at him before escaping.

ER24 paramedics found the guard in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the chest, spokesperson Annine Siddall said on Sunday.

He was rushed to hospital in a critical but stable condition.

Msimango said no-one else was injured.

They were investigating cases of attempted business robbery and attempted murder. No arrests have been made.

News24
http://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/centurion-gang-shoots-mall-security-guard-20170910
 
Early morning robbery at Clicks Key West

Police have confirmed that Clicks, located near Entrance 2 at Key West Shopping Mall, was robbed in the early hours of this morning, 28 September.

It is believed the suspects hit the shop at 6am and fired shots at a security guard as they exited the mall.

Also Read: Shooting at Key West

A red VW Golf GTI was allegedly used as a getaway vehicle.

The guard, who is from a private security company, was fortunately not injured and no other injuries have been reported.

Key West Shopping Centre Management has been contacted and will issue a statement shortly.

The News is also awaiting official police comment.
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https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/336174/breaking-early-morning-robbery-at-clicks-key-west/
 
https://www.netwerk24.com/ZA/Eikest...for-armed-robbery-at-eikestad-mall-20170927-2

Bob, Grace and their people for you...

Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery which took place at the Telkom cellphone shop in Eikestad Mall on 19 September.

During the night of 19 and 20 September a roadblock was held outside Uniondale. At about 00:30 on Wednesday 20 September a Toyota Quantum minibus stopped approximately 500 metres from the roadblock and put off its lights.

A patrol vehicle went to inspect the vehicle. Six African males in the vehicle were escorted to the patrol vehicle. Their vehicle was searched and various cellphones and iPhones were found. One handgun was discovered hidden under the driver’s seat and another under a passenger's seat.

During the search, two of the suspects managed to fled into a field. Upon further investigation, a number plate was found lying next to the roadside. Dog handlers searched the area and found a third firearm and magazine with six live rounds lying in the field the suspects fled into.

There was another suspect, which the police was unaware of, that got off the minibus before it approached the roadblock. A total of three suspects were arrested at the roadblock.

Two of the suspects that ran away, were arrested on 20 September, initially as illegal immigrants. When they arrived at the police station they were identified as two of the suspects that fled from the roadblock the previous night.

Later that day, two more suspects were also arrested in Uniondale, bringing the total number of arrested suspects to seven.

The cellphone that was seized at the roadblock was connected with the phones that were stolen at the Telkom cellphone shop in Stellenbosch on 19 September.

The seven men, who are all Zimbabwean citizens, appeared in the George Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the possession of stolen property and the illegal possession of firearms.
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4 injured during Cape Town mall robbery

Cape Town - Four women were treated for injuries sustained during an evacuation at a Cape Town mall when armed robbers hit a cellphone store on Thursday morning.

Five armed men hit a MTN store in the Mitchells Plain Westgate Mall at 11:35, escaping with an undisclosed number of cellphones.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said no one had been arrested.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring confirmed that, as people fled during the robbery, four women sustained bumps and bruises.

When the team arrived, they found a number of authorities already at the scene, he said.

"Paramedics were led into the mall to the shop where they found the patients. [They] assessed four women and found that they had all sustained minor injuries. Fortunately, no serious injuries or fatalities were found on the scene," he said.

The injured were treated at the scene before being transported to hospital.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/4-injured-during-cape-town-mall-robbery-20171005
 

Durban mall Spur struck by gun-toting trio


The dinner service at the Coyote Canyon Spur in Durban’s Westwood Mall was interrupted by a trio of gunmen who stormed the steakhouse on Monday night.

The men held the cashier at gunpoint before fleeing with the night’s takings.

This follows just days after the brutal slaying of Mohamed Yusuf Janoo Joosub‚ who was stabbed 11 times by three robbers near the mall last week.

Sherwood resident Joosub‚ 22‚ was walking on the M13 to the mall‚ where he worked as a sales manager in the MTN store. His was robbed of his cellphone and cash‚ before he was stabbed to death.
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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-11-28-durban-mall-spur-struck-by-gun-toting-trio/
 
Private security companies should be tax free. If you think about it we pay them because the police (whom we are paying tax for) are not doing their job.
 
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