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Suspects linked to Bloemfontein store robberies apprehended─── JOSCA HUMAN 11:27 Sun, 19 Nov 2017
Bloemfontein - Police have arrested three suspects after an attempted robbery at a shopping centre in Bayswater.
According to police spokesperson, Masilela Langa, police received a tip-off about a planned robbery targeting the SPAR in the centre.
After police arrived on the scene at about 8pm last night, one suspect fired a shot at one of the police officers and they fled the scene in a silver BMW.
Langa says as police gave chase, the suspects started throwing their firearms out of the windows.
“When police were chasing the suspects in Raymond Mhlaba Street, the suspects started throwing their firearms from their vehicle. The police managed to block them at the circle, and confiscated unlicensed firearms and ammunition,” says Masilela.
Langa adds the suspects are possibly linked to a previous armed robbery at Meditas SPAR, in Universitas, Bloemfontein.
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Police spokesperson Masilela Langa: