Cops arrest 4 robbers
2010-08-21 19:53
Johannesburg - Four men have been arrested for allegedly robbing several businesses in Actonville, Benoni, Gauteng police said on Saturday.
"Four suspects have been arrested and three unlicensed firearms were found after police received a tip-off yesterday," said police spokesperson Captain Mack Mngomezulu.
He said police had received information that the men were residing at a hostel in Actonville.
Three men were arrested on Friday night but one fled and was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"The suspects were allegedly involved in tuck shop robberies in the Benoni area and also the murder of a tuckshop owner in June," said Mngomezulu.
He said the men are being detained and will appear in the Benoni Magistrates court facing charges of murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and robbery.
- SAPA