Robbers take aim at security officer

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Published May 6, 2016

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Durban - A Blue Security armed response officer had a lucky escape after a gang of four armed robbers opened fire on his vehicle in Hillands Road in Crestholme - the second shooting at security officials in the Highway area in the past two days.

Blue Security operations manager, Brian Jackson, said the armed response officer came under fire when he arrived to investigate an alarm activation at a house on Thursday at about 9.50am.

“Four armed robbers opened fire on our officer as he pulled up at the entrance of the driveway, shooting out the back tail light of his vehicle. Our officer fired several shots in return and was lucky to escape unharmed,” he said.

Jackson said the robbers had held up a domestic worker on the property at gunpoint.

“The gang forced open the driveway gate and cut a padlock on the kitchen security gate before breaking down the door. They held up the domestic worker at gunpoint and ransacked the property, fleeing with televisions, laptops and game consoles. The domestic worker was traumatised but otherwise not injured during the robbery,” he said.

Hillcrest SAPS attended the scene.

Jackson said in a separate incident the driver of a security vehicle was shot and injured by robbers driving a white Toyota Corolla during a cash-in-transit heist in Pinetown on Wednesday at about 6.30pm.

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