Robbery at Mossel Bay company
Staff members of a company in Sioux Street, Voorbaai, in Mossel Bay narrowly escaped injury during a robbery at the premises early on Monday morning, 22 August.
The company, Prepaid24, is a service provider through which one can purchase electricity vouchers and cellphone airtime, among others, online.
One of the Prepaid24 CEOs, Ben Lindeque, said the robbery took place at 06:50. "There were four robbers. Three came into the building and one stayed outside. All of the three who came into the building had knives.
"Two of them attempted to stab the staff but nobody was stabbed or injured."
Lindeque said the robbers took three laptops.
"The police were on the scene very soon after that. There was an amazing response from the police. I can't say enough about them and their forensic people," Lindeque said in praise of the good service of the police.
"The captain was here 15 minutes after the robbery happened. The police have been brilliant."
After the robbery the four staff who had been held up received counselling. Lindeque said the counselling of the two women and two men "had all been arranged by the police".
He said: "I am really grateful for that." Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Kappie Kapp confirmed the details of the robbery and said Da Gamaskop Police Station detectives were investigating the crime.
Kapp said the investigating officer was Warrant Officer Marizanne du Plessis. Contact her on 044 606 2214 if you have any information which could help police find the perpetrators.