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Heist blitz launched in Jhb
17/04/2007 08:38 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Two cash-in-transit heists and a third one which failed took place within hours of each other in different parts of Johannesburg on Monday afternoon.
During the heists, the gangs used the same method of operation - ramming a Mercedes-Benz into the security van to turn it over.
Two security guards were injured in one robbery.
About 14:00, a group of about 15 men attacked a Coin Security van in Sydenham in northern Johannesburg, but failed to steal cash from the van.
Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini said the gang rammed into the van with a Mercedes-Benz in 12th Avenue. They were unable to overturn it.
The group then fled in different cars.
Dlamini said no shots were fired and no one was injured.
About 14:50, four men robbed a Coin Security van of an undisclosed amount of money and a firearm in Germiston on the East Rand.
Captain Steady Nawa said the two security guards were travelling from a company in Germiston's industrial area when a red Mercedes-Benz rammed the van, causing it to overturn at the corner of Premier and Minnie streets.
Crew injured in crash
Four men got out of the car and robbed one of the security guards of his firearm and money from the van.
"The crew were slightly injured in the crash and no shots were fired," said Nawa.
About 16:00, another Coin Security van was attacked in Germiston and two guards were injured.
Superintendent Eugene Opperman said a Mercedes-Benz crashed into the van and it overturned in Reiger Park.
The two guards were injured and a gang of about 12 men stole money from the van.
Opperman said no shots were fired.
The gang fled in different cars, abandoning the Mercedes-Benz, said Opperman.
"We can't say at this stage if it is the same group even though the method is the same," said superintendent Eugene Opperman.
- SAPA
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