KEY POINTS
- The incident in Limpopo resulted in Fidelity Security crew member robbery where the attacker obtained two bags of money.
- After the robbery the Hawks began searching for the culprit but no injuries occurred during the operation.
- Security authorities want citizens to help identify the wanted offender.
An unknown man carried out a brave robbery against the Fidelity Security group employees in Limpopo province while stealing large sums of money.
The vicious crime scene took place at Dzumeri Machayisenga complex in Giyani on Monday as two security officials approached to service the ATMs.
A gunman stopped the rifleman during the process before forcing him to the ground and taking both cash-filled bags from the trolley. The assailant stole both service pistol and ammunition from the driver before getting into a white Nissan NP200.
The Limpopo Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) together with Giyani detectives and crime intelligence units investigated the robbery site to collect several spent cartridges. Three persons in reflector jackets were observed during the robbery although no one suffered injuries.
Authorities seek public assistance
Law enforcement has initiated a case of armed robbery while the NPVC unit of Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crime department conducts the investigation.
Hawks’ provincial head Brigadier Desmond Alexander has formed a track-and-capture team to seek the suspect after activating this specific unit. Also under his command he appealed to citizens for useful evidence.
The tracking team from NPVC keeps following the suspects yet we need the community to give important information for arrest and conviction according to Alexander.
The public can reach Crime Stop at 08600 10111 through either the My SAPS App application or by visiting their closest police station.
Concerns over cash-in-transit safety
The Cash-In-Transit Association of South Africa Citasa warns about the growing danger in CIT heists by observable recent attacks that led to bystander shootings during an armored vehicle assault in Durban.
The government keeps authorities alert because cash-in-transit crime functions as a severe threat to nationwide security.
