Durban - Two well known stores, one a popular retailer and the other a well known liquor store, were both robbed in separate incidents on Friday just minutes apart in the Durban South area.
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said it was alleged that the first incident occurred on Friday at 11.30am.
“A group of unknown armed men entered the business premises on Titren Road, took cash and also robbed the customers of their belongings,” she said.
Gwala said the circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.
Forty minutes after the retailer was robbed, the liquor store was robbed less than 5km away.
“It is alleged that on August 19, at 12.10pm, unknown men entered the business premises and took alcohol and cash,” said Gwala.
She said the suspects fled the scene in their getaway vehicles and no shots were fired.
Gwala said both cases of business robbery are being investigated by Bellair SAPS.
At this stage it is unknown whether the two incidents are linked.
The Mercury’s sister publication, the Daily News reported on Sunday that a store at a shopping centre in Musgrave was robbed hours later at 5.45pm by a gang of about 13 armed suspects.
According to police, 13 males entered a business premises on Musgrave Road and pointed firearms at the staff and customers. They demanded cash, and took cellphones and perfumes before fleeing.
Police said one suspect was arrested on the N2 southbound.
A case of business robbery was opened at Berea SAPS for investigation