A man died on the scene after he hit a truck on high speed at the back on the N1. north. Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
G4S guard shot dead in violent Free State cash heist
The G4S security guard was disarmed by the cash heist gang in the Free State, before he was shot and left for dead.
A man died on the scene after he hit a truck on high speed at the back on the N1. north. Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Free State police are in pursuit of the armed gang behind a deadly Bloemfontein cash heist in which a G4S security guard was killed on Monday, 4 January 2020.
National police say the incident occurred outside a supermarket in the Heidedal residential area, just before midday as the guard in question and his colleagues were collecting money at the store. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, told The South African at this stage, they do not know exactly how many suspects form part of the dangerous group.
FREE STATE CASH HEIST SUSPECTS USED STOLEN VAN
The G4S security guards were going about their work at 11:45 am on Monday, when they were violently confronted by the armed gang who are believed to have been using a stolen Nissan NP 300 van.
The vehicle was stolen in a hijacking in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality area which includes Bloemfontein, Thaba’ Nchu, Dewetsdorp, Wepener and Botshabelo.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS – 72 HOUR ACTIVATION PLAN IN PLACE
Mathe says the deceased security guard was disarmed by the group shortly before he was shot and left for dead. She says he was declared dead by emergency medical personnel.
The armed gang is believed to have secured an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene in a white Ford Ranger.
Mathe says there are no new developments at this stage.
The National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has called for the activation of the police’s 72-hour plan to apprehend the assailants. The plan involves the use of varying resources to track the suspects.
Police are calling on eyewitnesses to come forward with any information.
HEISTS REPORTED DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON
Six days ago Gauteng police launched a search for about 15 people suspected to be involved in a cash-in-transit robbery on Paul Kruger Street in Wonderboom, Pretoria. The latest in that heist remains unknown at this stage. A second heist was reported in Evaton in which a security guard and a bystander were fatally shot.
