Car guard arrested for robbery

VERULAM – A Car Guard was arrested by officers for a robbery that occurred in the Verulam CBD on Sunday. RUSA officers were on patrol in the Central Business District (CBD) when they were flagged down by a pedestrian on Monday afternoon.

The man informed the Reaction Officer that he was robbed of his Huawei P10 Lite cellphone, R400 in cash and his hand chain by the Car Guard & an accomplice on the corner Wick & Todd Street yesterday. He registered a criminal case and returned to Wick Street today where he noticed the male once again guarding vehicles and conducting traffic.

He then flagged down a passing RUSA vehicle for assistance. While attending to the scene, a female businesswoman informed Reaction Officers that the same Car Guard forcefully removed R90 from her husband’s shirt pocket after they refused to tip him last week. They did not register a criminal case. The 38 year old male was placed under arrested and detained at Verulam SAPS.