Police
duo linked to robbery
April
15 2013 at 11:02am
By Neo
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Cape
Town - Two police officers have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a
Chinese-owned business in Milnerton.
The
officers allegedly used a police vehicle in their getaway on Thursday night.
The
robbery, the fifth targeting a Chinese-owned business in the province since
January, prompted a meeting on Friday afternoon between Community Safety MEC
Dan Plato and the Chinese consul-general, Liang Shugen.
The two
policemen were allegedly among six people who robbed the business on Marconi
Road in Montague Gardens of a “substantial” amount of money.
One of
the six robbers was wearing a police uniform and one of the getaway cars was a
police vehicle.
Police
spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel André Traut said: “The six - one of whom was
dressed in a police uniform - fled the scene in three vehicles, including a
black Mercedes-Benz Vito bus.”
Flying
Squad members, on patrol in Voortrekker Road in Bellville, saw the Vito and
gave chase before stopping it and arresting the people inside.
One
suspect was shot in the foot during the scuffle.
Traut
identified one of the six suspects as a 31-year-old police constable and he
confirmed yesterday that another police officer was arrested on Saturday in
connection with the incident.
Police
have arrested four of the six suspects and they will all appear in court soon.
Plato
said yesterday that Shugen had expressed his concern about the recent spate of
attacks on Chinese-owned businesses.
“Mr
Shugen raised further concerns over what appeared to be a lack of progress into
the investigations of these cases,” Plato said.
“While
I commend the swift action in apprehending the officers, it raises serious
concerns about some of the men and women employed to protect us.”
Plato
said he would be requesting a full report from Western Cape police commissioner
Arno Lamoer on what strategies had been put in place to prevent similar crimes.
- Cape Argus
