Two policemen caught in robbery
September 10, 2013
Two police officers and two
civilians have been arrested in Jan Kempdorp for burglary, Northern Cape police
said on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Donald Mdhluli
said the police received information about a robbery planned at a shop in town.
Police waited inside the
shop and at 11.30pm on Monday, they heard voices in the roof.
Mdhluli said it was
suspected that this was when the alarm system was disabled.
About two hours later, the
hiding police officers heard more noises, while the alleged thieves broke into
the shop.
Four men, two policemen and
two civilians, were arrested.
One of them was shot in the
leg while fleeing, said Mdhluli. “He was taken to hospital for treatment.”
The four would appear in
the Jan Kempdorp Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
They face charges of
housebreaking and possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Mdhluli said the matter was
also referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for further
investigation. – Sapa
