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Five cash-in-transit suspects killed in Crown Mines shootout with police
Five cash-in-transit suspects killed in Crown Mines shootout with police
Five criminals were killed during a shootout with the police in Crown Mines, Johannesburg, on July 24.
According to the police, officers acted on intelligence regarding criminals allegedly planning a cash-in-transit robbery in the Johannesburg area.
The suspects' vehicle was spotted on the M1/M2 highway interchange. When the criminals saw the police, they tried to flee. A high-speed pursuit ensued, during which they opened fire on officers.
The police returned fire, and the criminals' vehicle crashed into a palisade fence. All five occupants were killed in the shootout.
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Preliminary investigations confirmed that the same vehicle was involved in a murder and cash-in-transit robbery on July 14 in Kingsley, KwaZulu-Natal.
Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni commended the law enforcement teams' joint effort.
The operation included members from National Counter Intelligence, the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Tactical Response Teams, the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Gauteng Traffic and private security companies.
The SAPS urges the public to help in the fight against crime by reporting criminal activity to the Crime Stop Hotline on 08600 10111 or using the MySAPS app to give anonymous tip-offs.
