Robbers steal shop and employees’ phones
ALEXANDRA – Armed robbers steal cellphones and cash to the value of R40 000 from shop.
Alex police are investigating a business robbery in which money and cellphones, including those of employees, were taken by two armed suspects.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Allie Kodisang said the incident occurred at about 4.50pm on 21 July at Jet Mart in Alex Plaza.
One of the suspects, wielding a gun, allegedly demanded and took R500 from a cashier which a customer had just paid as an account payment.
The suspect then instructed the cashier to open the till from which he allegedly took R3 000 in cash. The suspects then demanded and were given keys to the stock room. They grouped all the workers together and allegedly took an undisclosed number of their cellphones before raiding the stock room where more phones were taken.
The total cost of the phones and money stolen was R40 000.
