{"id":39550,"date":"2022-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=5c2af1b4d8cf2893ced245580ffd3fb7"},"modified":"2022-02-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:00:00","slug":"saps-akasia-nabs-a-46-year-old-suspect-following-a-foiled-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/saps-akasia-nabs-a-46-year-old-suspect-following-a-foiled-armed-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPS Akasia nabs a 46-year-old suspect following a foiled armed robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"
GAUTENG – On Friday, 4 February 2022 members of SAPS Akasia arrested a 46-year-old suspect following a foiled robbery incident in Karen Park.<\/p>\n
According to a preliminary report the suspect and his accomplices allegedly attempted to rob a truck transporting British American Tobacco (BAT) cigarettes. The suspects fired shots at the bakkie which escorted the delivery truck.<\/p>\n
The driver of the bakkie allegedly drove into the suspects’ vehicle which resulted in one suspect being injured; the other suspects fled the scene.<\/p>\n
Police recovered a firearm and ammunition at the scene. The injured suspect is receiving medical attention while under police guard.<\/p>\n
The suspect is facing charges of attempted robbery and attempted murder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GAUTENG – On Friday, 4 February 2022 members of SAPS Akasia arrested a 46-year-old suspect following a foiled robbery incident in Karen Park.According to a preliminary report the suspect and his accomplices allegedly attempted to rob a truck transporti…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n