Police in Rustenburg have arrested a female suspect, in connection with a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery that occurred on the R104 road at Kroondal in Rustenburg on Monday.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 17:30 when a white Mercedez Benz allegedly rammed onto a CIT security vehicle.
“Although the security guard (driver) continued driving, he was forced to stop after shots were fired at their vehicle.
As a result, he and his colleague jumped out of the vehicle, but were caught by suspects who robbed them of their 9mm pistols.
The suspects then blew the security van up with explosives and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, driving in two vehicles.
The security officers were not harmed,” said police spokesperson, Colonel Adele Myburgh.
Myburgh added that police investigations led them to an address in Kagiso, near Krugersdorp, whereby a Toyota Quantum suspected to have been used to transport the suspects between Gauteng and North West, was confiscated.
“Members then proceeded to Tlhabane, near Rustenburg and with the assistance of Rustenburg Flying Squad, one female, in her 40’s, was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning for possession of suspected stolen / hijacked motor vehicles.
The team confiscated two vehicles, a Toyota bakkie (stolen in Bloemfontein during in August 2024) and a Volkswagen Tiguan (hijacked from its owner in August 2024, in Boitekong) on suspicion that they were used during the commission of the crime,” explained Myburgh.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court soon.
Meanwhile, Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, applauded the police for their swift action, and requested the public to refrain from tampering or contaminating the crimes scene as it happened during Monday’s incident.
