03-05-2025
Clothing store manager loses thousands in Steeldale armed robbery
A store manager was robbed at gunpoint at PEP Clothing, Steeldale Shopping Centre on Friday, May 2.
Moffat View SAPS station commander Lieutenant Colonel Shunny Govender said the robbery took place at around 17:00 when a black male, speaking Zulu, approached the manager at the store's main entrance.
'The suspect threatened her, saying, 'Do not panic or do anything funny. I want money, or you will die,' said Govender.
Govender said the suspect then led the store manager to the till, where he took R17,146.80 in cash and placed it into a plastic bag. Afterwards, the suspect ordered the manager to remain where she was before walking away from the store.
Govender confirmed that no shots were fired during the robbery and no one was injured. The manager did not recognise the suspect, and there have been no arrests made yet.
'The suspect remains at large, and a case of business robbery has been opened. We are continuing investigations to identify and apprehend the perpetrator,' said Govender.
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