Watch two wounded in shootout during cashintransit robbery. The incident happened at the kit kat plaza in pretoria west. Another cash in transit van was hit on june 21 2018. The robbery took place on atlas road not far from or tambo. One suspect was shot dead and a guard injured in a cash in transit heist along atlas road, boksburg on thursday morning. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Two men with hammers attacked a cash in transit driver before stealing the money he was carrying and making their escape. The author of the book heist anneliese burgess says the latest spate of cash in transit heists are a new beast using new tactics. The suspects used explosives to gain access to the cash but before actually removing the cash from the cit vehicle, members from the hawks and the national intervention unit responded. Lancashire police have issued cctv footage in a reappeal for information about a cash in transit robbery at a preston newsagents which happened one month ago today share this video. Police investigating north cash in transit heist makhubele said a shooting ensued between the robbers and fidelity security. A lot of the robberies are carried out in broad daylight. This is especially the case for organized, largescale robberies.
Cash in transit cit armed robbery is an offence that can cause serious stress and danger to individuals who become victims while doing their job. Graphic content 1 suspect was killed while others fled with an undisclosed amount of cash after a cash in transit heist in randburg. Sudden spike in cashintransit robberies september 2019. Traditional cash handling methods bring a risk of theft, cash shortages and armed robbery, and drains business resources. Watch armed men attack cashintransit van in brazen. Five jailed for cashintransit robberies ifsec global. Using data from the national armed robbery monitoring program, this paper takes a closer look at the dynamics of this type of crime. Police spokesperson captain kay makhubele said the woman was driving past the robbery when the bullet hit her the police could not divulge the identity of the woman at the time of going to press also read. Download the video officers from across the north west, west midlands and the metropolitan police flying squad have joined forces with the north west regional organised crime unit rocu and the security industry to launch the animation to help tackle cash in transit robberies in the runup to christmas. Police noticed a sudden spike in cash in transit robberies since the start of september 2019 with multiple incidents. Anc fires heist suspect, but still employs taxin transit kingpins 08. One of the critically injured security guards of r21 shootout, has died our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues news report. Cash in transit robbery is one of the fastest growing forms of aggravated robbery in south africa. Eyewitness francois venter was driving over a bridge along atlas road when.
The specialised police unit responded to a robbery in mahikeng when a gang targeted a cash van. A cash in transit company is putting up a r1m reward for information that leads to the successful arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of tuesdays robbery at laudium, pretoria. Sbv offers r1m reward for info after n4 cashintransit. The number of cash in transit robberies increased by 11% to a total of 152. R1m reward on offer to nab pretoria cashintransit robbers. Cash in transit cit cash connect cash management i. Man ran over by chicago transit authority cta bus warning graphic content liveweyr. A cash box containing a substantial amount of cash and further money was recovered from them. It poses a significant threat to public safety and south africas economy. Durban two people have been shot dead and another wounded during a cash in transit heist outside bridge city mall in kwamashu on monday. Learnings from a total study of cashintransit robberies. A cash in transit robbery occurred in makapanstad road around bosplaas area at about 17h10 on tuesday afternoon. A video showing a deadly cash in transit cit heist in klerksdorp, north west, emerged shortly after the robbery took place earlier today.
The notes were forensically linked to a robbery occurring earlier that month. A r1m reward is being offered to anyone with information which will lead to the arrest of suspects who robbed a cash in transit van on tuesday afternoon, sbv services has said. It is hard, or impossible, to carry out a robbery against a cash in transit vehicle, or a cash depot, without this robbery becoming public knowledge. Equally concerning is the apparent inability of the criminal justice system to stop them. Fsm launch of christmas cash in transit robbery campaign. Cash in transit armed robbery in australia australian. Chaos as cashintransit robbers strike during cape town. The cctv camera footage shows the robbery happening. Watch cashintransit van robbed by gunmen in pretoria. A recent video posted online shows cash in transit robbery happening in pretoria west. The cash in transit industry manages the collection and delivery of cash and other valuables between secure locations.
Video footage circulating on social media showed the gunmen travelling in. The robbery took place on atlas road not far from or tambo international airport. Suspect shot dead, guard injured in boksburg heist. Cash in transit vans are an attractive target for robbers because they are lucrative. Download the video officers from across the north west, west midlands and the metropolitan police flying squad have joined forces with the north west regional organised crime unit rocu and the security industry to launch the animation to help tackle cash in transit. Watch two wounded in shootout during cash in transit robbery two security guards were injured during a cash in transit heist on saturday morning 15 february.
Cash in transit cit in the case of a full end2end cash management contract, we assume full responsibility of managing the cit service on behalf of our customers. The video shows how five suspects approached the sbv van and. Greater manchester police released cctv footage of the robbery. Armed robbery of cashintransit guards in sydney caught. A security officer was killed when the robbers fired. A group of armed suspects travelling in a mercedes benz and a ford ranger attacked a cash in transit vehicle on the mahikenglichtenberg road. On the 4th of september, police made a breakthrough when 12 robbery suspects. A manhunt has been launched for an armed robber who held up two cash in transit guards in broad daylight on a street in the australian city of sydney.
Police minister fikile mbalula, presenting the statistics to parliaments oversight committee on police, said that sabric and the banking sector needed to invest more in safeguards against these types of attacks. A video on social media shows a group of armed robbers targeting a fidelity cash in transit van in hillbrow, johannesburg. There has been yet another cash in transit robbery in gauteng, this time in boksburg. Cctv footage showing a brazen cash in transit heist carried out at laudium square in pretoria on tuesday has surfaced on social media. Cash in transit heists significantly decreased from 238 in 201718 to 183 in 201819, a 23. Bullets fly during cash in transit robbery in boksburg 12. One of the robbers killed in a shootout with a cash in transit guard in kwamashu has been identified as a south african mixed martial arts fighter. These heists are usually wellplanned operations by professional criminals. A group of armed men allegedly robbed a cash in transit team of an undisclosed amount of money and a firearm at an engen garage in protea glen ext 16, johannesburg, on friday. What is particularly striking about these robberies is the brazenness of the criminals involved, and the violence associated with it.
Boksburg cash in transit robbery leaves onlookers in a state of shock the first video is the most frightening, a woman can be heard trying to. Cashintransit heists have become a totally new beast. Video 1 killed in randburg cash in transit heist warning. It was reported that the robbers got away in a white audi a5 or a6. Graphic content cash in transit robbery roodepoort.
Police have not officially released a statement on the. A video posted to twitter on thursday february shows four men with rifles, pulling off a horrendous attack on a cash in transit cit van on the n3 highway in leondale, gauteng. Corruption is fuelling cashintransit heists videos. South africas heightened troubles with cash in transit robberies show no sign of easing, as another brazen incident played out on a busy cape town road during mondays morning rush hour. Watch cash in transit van robbed by gunmen in pretoria 12 december 2019 09. In recent years, south africa has seen a substantial increase in cash in transit heists by organised crime gangs. On 27 january 2011, officers arrested carey, a 17yearold boy and bishoptaylor after they robbed a cash in transit van in baker street, london w1. Its understood a group of armed men targeted two cash vans and stole an undisclosed amount of money. As positive a result as this is, it still has not totally eradicated the threat of this. Four suspects have been arrested following a cash heist in boksburg on the east rand. Eight injured following boksburg cash in transit robbery.