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One man arrested after armed robbery in Rustenburg, four still at large─── 17:45 Wed, 05 Sep 2012
Rustenburg - A 30-year-old man was arrested this morning after a business robbery in East End, Rustenburg.
North West police spokesperson Pelonomi Makau says five men, two of them armed, entered a food outlet on Kruger Street, held the owner at gunpoint and forced him to open the safe. They took an undisclosed amount of money.
On their way out, the owner managed to grab his firearm and shot one of the suspects, who escaped with a wound. Makau says that as the robbers were fleeing, a customer started chasing the robbers, who dropped the bag of cash.
The customer caught one of the robbers, but the rest is still at large. A blood-stained vehicle the robbers were thought to have used was found abandoned nearby. It was seized by police.
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North West police spokesperson Pelonomi Makau says five men, two of them armed, entered a food outlet on Kruger Street, held the owner at gunpoint and forced him to open the safe. They took an undisclosed amount of money.
On their way out, the owner managed to grab his firearm and shot one of the suspects, who escaped with a wound. Makau says that as the robbers were fleeing, a customer started chasing the robbers, who dropped the bag of cash.
The customer caught one of the robbers, but the rest is still at large. A blood-stained vehicle the robbers were thought to have used was found abandoned nearby. It was seized by police.
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