The iStore at Centurion Mall was robbed of goods worth over R1 million on Friday, Gauteng police said.<\/p>\n
“The following properties were taken — iPhones, laptops, and tablets worth over a million,” spokeswoman Lt-Col Khensani Magoai said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Four men allegedly entered the store pretending to be customers before holding up the store manager with a firearm.<\/p>\n
They then helped themselves to the electronic goods.<\/p>\n
Police were searching for the group.<\/p>\n
“They instructed the manager to open the safe. The suspects fled the scene in three vehicles, a white Corsa, black Audi A4, and a silver Mazda,” she said.<\/p>\n
Magoai said one of the guards at the mall gave chase but the gang started shooting at him. He was, however, not harmed.<\/p>\n
“Police are also appealing to anyone who may have information about the whereabouts of the suspects to contact the nearest police station,” she said.<\/p>\n
It is the third iStore outlet to be hit in Gauteng in less than a month.<\/p>\n
On August 13, the iStore at Cresta Shopping Centre was robbed and one person was injured when the gang made their getaway.<\/p>\n
The Glen’s iStore was robbed a few days later, according to Eye Witness News.<\/p>\n
Mogoai said police were investigating to see if there was a link between the robberies.<\/p>\n
“At this stage we do not know if they [robberies] are linked,” she said.<\/p>\n
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