It is alleged that on Monday, 29 January 2018, two students were robbed in a taxi while en-route from the college. Their cell phones were taken at gunpoint by two suspects. The taxi driver offered his assistance and later in the evening picked up the two victims and drove around the area looking for the suspects. After a while, the taxi driver dropped them off as the suspects could not be found. About an hour later, the taxi driver returned to the victims with one suspect, a toy gun and a cell phone.
Police was summoned and the victims recognised the suspect and the cell phone. The other suspect and cell phone is still missing. The suspect is detained on a charge of armed robbery and will appear in court soon. The Cluster Commander for Mount Road Cluster, Major General Thembisile Patekile thanked the community for their involvement in policing. ‘You are the eyes and ears of the police and we urge the communities not to turn a blind eye to criminals and criminal activities plaguing the communities. Together we can ensure that these criminals are arrested and remain behind bars,’ added Major General Patekile.