FREE STATE – Quick police reaction and quick community response yields success after a shop was robbed in Boshof.
On 09 August 2022 at 08:30, a tuck shop owner in New Extension in Seretse at Boshof was robbed at gun point. Three unknown suspect entered his business premises and demanded cash at gun point and others took items such as cigarettes, lighters, two cellphones and electricity cellair machine. The suspects were travelling with a charcoal vehicle with no registration number plates.
The incident was reported at Boshof Police Station. The said vehicle was identified and cornered at Dealesville. Members searched the vehicle and found a toy gun including all the robbed items and cash. The vehicle was also seized.
Suspects aged between 31 and 43 were arrested for business robbery and possession of suspected stolen items.