Provincial Commissioner reiterates call for public not to carry large amounts of cash after two people were robbed after cash withdrawals

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The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has reiterated the call for community members not to withdraw large amounts of cash and if they do, to be extra cautious after several incidents in which people were robbed after withdrawing large cash amounts from the bank in the province.

The two incidents took place on Friday afternoon, 06 October 2023 where suspects, driving in a dark grey VW Polo, are believed to have followed the victims from the banks. In the first incident, a male victim withdrew an undisclosed substantial amount of money from an ATM in Bendor Park and thereafter drove to barber shop in the CBD, when he was accosted by the suspects who demanded money at gunpoint.

Police have opened cases of armed robbery. The Investigators from the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit are hard on the heels of the suspects.

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