• 29 Mar 2010 - North West SA Police Service press release:
"A 26-year-old shopkeeper was busy in his shop at Freedom Park, Phokeng, on 19 March 2010 at around 14:00 when four customers entered the shop.They suddenly produced firearms, threatened the shopkeeper and his workers, and used cable ties to tie them up before robbing them of R8 000 and three cellphones. While the suspects were robbing the business, a police patrol van happened to pass by. Three of the robbers fled in different directions, and one ran to a BMW sedan which was parked close by, firing three shots in the direction of the police, who returned fire.
The suspect got into the vehicle and drove off at high speed, followed closely by the members. About 1 km further down the road, the BMW was cornered, and the suspect got out of the vehicle and tried to flee on foot. Members of the community blew the whistle on him, and the members cornered him in a house where he was hiding. Three cellphones were recovered, two were in the suspect’s possession and the other one was found in the vehicle. However, the firearm that he had used was not found.
During the initial investigation, it was established that the suspect is a former SAPS member, who was stationed at Krugersdorp Detective Service.A blue light was found inside the BMW, which was also fitted with a police siren. The suspect’s official SAPS appointment certificate was found in his possession, and the BMW was found to have been hijacked.39-year-old Patrick Magonono appeared in the Tlhabane Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 on charges of business robbery, possession of a vehicle suspected to have been stolen, attempted murder and impersonating a police official.His accomplices are still at large. Report by SAPS clerk Ms A. Smit, tel. (018) 299 7269
http://www.sapsjournalonline.gov.za/dynamic/journal_dynamic.aspx?pageid=414&jid=19221
