High speed police chase and shoot out ensues after Fourways Mall break-in
Danielle Dooley
This morning August 29, 2012, police arrested one armed suspect, recovered three firearms a 9 Mill, an R4 and a 38 Special and stolen goods following a break-in and theft at Fourways Mall.
At around 5am a group of men broke into Fourways Mall, they gained access by smashing out one of the bottom glass panels of the entrance door, then then smashed the glass door of the Apple iStore and stole electronic goods.
“Armed reaction services saw the suspects fleeing the mall in a blue BMW and reacted immediately, a shootout ensued on the premises between the suspects and Fidelity Security”, said Gayle Crow of Purple Plumm Brand Communications, for and on behalf of Fourways Mall Shopping Centre.
Statement by Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale:
“The centre was closed at the time of the robbery and there were no patrons on site”, she added.
Armed reaction services chased after the suspects and alerted Douglasdale SAPS. Police officers immediately joined in the high speed chase down William Nicole in Fourways heading toward Diepsloot. The suspects opened fire and police and security fired back.
“The suspect’s vehicle crashed head on into minibus taxi, the suspects jumped out of the vehicle and started to flee on foot. Police chased after them and managed to arrest one suspect”, said Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale.
No one in the minibus taxi was injured in the collision. Police are investigating the incident and hope to make further arrests shortly.
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Through intense investigations Douglasdale police officers have arrested two more suspects from yesterday’s break-in and theft at the Apple iStore in Fourways Mall.
The suspects were traced to Pretoria and arrested late yesterday afternoon. Police are following up on the other suspects and hope to arrest all shortly!
