NATIONAL NEWS - An armed robbery at Clicks in Fish Hoek has left staff traumatised and seeking counselling following the incident on Friday afternoon, 6 February.
This comes after five men entered the store before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.
According to SAPS spokesperson Captain Nowonga Sukwana, no shots were fired, and there were no injuries reported.
“Fish Hoek police are investigating a case of armed robbery after five men entered the store. Two were armed with pistols. They made off with an undisclosed amount of money. No shots were fired and there were no injuries,” Sukwana said.
Meanwhile, Clicks’ chief store operations officer, Dhevan Pillay, confirmed the incident.
“Clicks can confirm that an armed robbery took place on Friday, 3 February, at Clicks Fish Hoek,” he told IOL. “No customers or staff were injured. Clicks are providing trauma counselling for staff and cooperating fully with the SAPS in their investigation.”
Fish Hoek community police forum (CPF) chairperson, Jonathan Mills, further condemned the incident.
“The Fish Hoek CPF condemns this violent criminal act that has struck at the heart of our community.”
“We call again on SAPS senior management to fix the crisis of manpower and resourcing which plagues our police services in order to close the gaps these criminals operate in,” he said.
In a separate incident earlier this month, three suspects were killed and two were injured in a shoot-out with law enforcement after they robbed Clicks in Carnival Mall, East Rand.
