CCTV captures South Africa police
being robbed in broad daylight
Wednesday November 5
2014
A man
posing as a patient on March 9, 2015 destroyed equipment at the casualty wing
of Kilifi County Hospital when he locked himself in one of the rooms. County
Police Commander Joseph Nthenge confirmed the 1.15am incident. FILE PHOTO |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
Police spokesman brigadier Neville Malila said members of
the public helped the officers out of the car.
Three of the suspects were arrested and three firearms
confiscated, including the two the gang had just stolen from the police.
South
African police on Wednesday admitted two officers were robbed of their guns and
locked in their own van in the middle of the day — and it was all caught on
camera.
The
incident happened mid-afternoon on Tuesday while the officers stopped for lunch
at a busy roadside food stall in a northern Johannesburg township, said a
police spokesman.
The
robbery was caught on the closed circuit television camera of a nearby
business.
The
footage shows four men casually walking past the police van and then
disappearing from view beneath a tarpaulin where the officers were lunching.
CHASE
They
remerge seconds later with the officers in tow, forcing them into the back of
the vehicle.
They
lock the van and then hurry off. The entire robbery takes less than a minute.
Police
spokesman brigadier Neville Malila said members of the public helped the
officers out of the car.
The
police then called for backup and a chase ensued.
"The
suspects lost control of their vehicle and fired several shots at the police
who returned fire. No injuries were reported," said Malila.
Three of
the suspects were arrested and three firearms confiscated, including the two
the gang had just stolen from the police.
