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Original Post Date: 2005-06-21 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[Sometimes the Police actually manage to do their work… but don”t worry… the rest of the Justice system will undo all that work, and soon those criminals will be back out on the streets again. Crime does pay in S.Africa. Jan]
Police have stopped one of the dreaded Knocker gangs, in so doing preventing the theft of R80 000.
The gangs are on the look out for unsuspecting victims withdrawing large sums of money at banks. They then follow the victims home and “knock” (rob) them of the money.
Four such gangs – whom police have called The Knockers – are thought to exist.
Captain Eugene Van Tonder, of the South African Police Service”s Serious and Violent Crime Unit, told of the foiled robbery in Verulam on Monday.
Van Tonder said unit members had seen a suspicious vehicle and a robbery about to go down.
The intended victims were staff from the sheriff”s office who had withdrawn R80 000 and were returning to their office.
Detectives saw one suspect get out of their vehicle and remove a back number plate. Leaving the driver behind, two other men began walking towards their victims.
Van Tonder blocked them off in his vehicle, forcing them into a cul-de-sac before they could carry out their planned robbery. The gang opened up on the police, a shootout ensued and three men were arrested. The fourth escaped. Two firearms were recovered.
The arrested men will appear in court tomorrow on firearm and attempted murder charges, Van Tonder said.
On Monday detectives issued a strong warning to the public to be extra vigilant when withdrawing large sums of money from banks.
They say the gangs are particularly active in the run-up to Christmas when there is more money in circulation.
Van Tonder said that instead of carrying out a robbery in a bank, the gangs sent a colleague inside to watch for people who drew big sums of cash.
“People must try to get a companion to go to the bank with them when they are withdrawing money. And they must stay alert.
“If you suspect you are being followed, you must try to stop a passing police vehicle if there is one. If you have to drive through several robots to get to the police station, you are vulnerable,” he said.
And he warned: “These gangs feel nothing.”
This article was originally published on page 3 of Daily News on December 07, 2004
Source: Independent Online (IOL)
URL: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click…/p>