Police in Port Elizabeth is looking for three males who allegedly robbed an elderly couple on their estate in Kraggakamma Road in Collenglen last night
It is alleged that at about 22:00, the 65-year-old complainant and his wife retired for the night however his wife was still awake when three males entered the house through the unlocked bedroom sliding door. All were armed with knives and demanded firearms, money and jewelry. The bedroom was searched and jewelry, a laptop and other items with an estimated value of R30 000 were taken.
The suspects ran off into the bushy area surrounding the estate. The couple was not injured and as soon as the suspects left, they alerted the security on the premises.
A case of house robbery is being investigated by the Mount Road Cluster Detective Trio Task Team. Police are urging residents in complexes to make sure that all their doors and windows are locked when going to bed. Criminals have no boundaries and will put to the test any security or take advantage of any opportunity to succeed in their criminalistics plans.