The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has issued a warning to criminals after the Hawks fatally wounded five suspected armed robbers during a shootout.
The Hawks received information that the gang were planning to target ATMs in the Witbank area- The Hawks will always be alert. That’s the warning issued to criminals by the National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation , Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, after a deadly shootout.Lebeya issued the warning to criminals, saying that their actions would have consequences.
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