{"id":93943,"date":"2015-07-23T11:01:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T09:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=93943"},"modified":"2015-07-23T12:33:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T10:33:25","slug":"google-street-view-captures-live-robbery-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/93943\/google-street-view-captures-live-robbery-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Street View captures live robbery in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An armed robbery of an ADT patrol vehicle in Junction Road in Johannesburg, Gauteng has been captured\u00a0on Google Street View.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Street View photos, which were taken in February 2015, show an armed robber pointing a gun at an ADT security guard parked in Junction Road.<\/p>\n<p>In line with Google\u2019s Street View policies, the licence plate of the robbers\u2019 BMW and the branding of the ADT patrol vehicle are blurred out.<\/p>\n<p>Theunis Kotze, a general manager at ADT, told MyBroadband that the incident was an opportunistic crime where an ADT officer was held at gunpoint by two criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one was injured in the incident. The reaction officer\u2019s weapon was stolen,\u201d said Kotze.<\/p>\n<p>The police\u00a0along with ADT investigated the incident, but no arrests were made at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Kotze said the Google Street View pictures could assist in furthering the investigation, and will be looked into by the SAPS and ADT.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below show the robbery in action.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93953\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-01.jpg\" alt=\"Google street view live robbery 01\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-01-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93951\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-02.jpg\" alt=\"Google street view live robbery 02\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-02.jpg 701w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-02-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93949\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-03.jpg\" alt=\"Google street view live robbery 03\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-03.jpg 630w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-03-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93947\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-04.jpg\" alt=\"Google street view live robbery 04\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-04.jpg 630w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Google-street-view-live-robbery-04-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More to watch<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Watch: Armed gang robs small business in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/93104\/watch-armed-gang-robs-small-business-in-south-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Armed gang robs small business in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Watch: Mmusi Maimane roasted by BBC journalist\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/92120\/watch-mmusi-maimane-roasted-by-bbc-journalist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Mmusi Maimane roasted by BBC journalist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Watch: Shootout at a garage in Gauteng\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/90554\/watch-shootout-at-a-garage-in-gauteng\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Shootout at a garage in Gauteng<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Watch: SA dashcam captures armed robbery in broad daylight\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/89184\/watch-sa-dashcam-captures-armed-robbery-in-broad-daylight\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: SA dashcam captures armed robbery in broad daylight<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An armed robbery of an ADT patrol vehicle in Junction Road in Johannesburg, Gauteng has been captured on Google Street 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