BANK EMPLOYEES ARE AMONG FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR BANK ROBBERY IN IVORY PARK
Parktown – Two female bank employees, both aged 36, and two other suspects aged 26 and 33, are expected to appear before Tembisa Magistrate’s Court on Monday 02 December 2024, for the alleged bank robbery
Preliminary investigation suggests that the two bank employees colluded with the other suspects when the bank was robbed more than three million rands at Ivory Park Mall on Wednesday, 27 November 2024.
After the robbery was reported to the police, a team comprising of Gauteng police detectives, Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), members from police crime intelligence, Gauteng Highway Patrol and bank investigators was established to trace and arrest the suspects.
Within forty eight hours, information was gathered about possible suspects and getaway cars. The information led the police to Rosslyn in Tshwane where the first suspect was arrested on Friday, 29 November 2024.
The team proceeded to Ga-Rankuwa where the second suspect, who is reported to be the kingpin, was tracked down and arrested. He was found with the bank envelopes containing clients’ bank cards alleged to have been taken during the robbery and a VW Golf that was reported to be hijacked in Pretoria North recently.
On Saturday, 30 November 2024, police arrested the first bank employee while still at work, and the other bank employee was arrested in Midrand on the same day.
The search for more suspects is underway.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear before Tembisa Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 02 December 2024, facing charges that include business robbery, possession of hijacked vehicles, and possession of stolen property.
By Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo
Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Gauteng