Police issue alert after robberies

 “They should not keep large sums of money inside their premises. Workers should also not resist orders made by robbers to avoid injury or loss of life,” Assistant Superintendent Lawrence Moloi of Kutlwano Police Station has said. He was speaking after the latest robbery in which armed thugs grabbed money from Precious Filling Station between Tati Siding and Francistown. The thugs are said to have been on foot and even hitched a ride from a customer at the station.

Moloi said five robbers entered the filling station around 5pm last Thursday and demanded money from the workers. After the workers had complied, the robbers, now flush with cash, approached a customer who was filling up his car for a ride. The motorist allegedly dropped them off in Gerald Estates where they disappeared on foot. This was the second robbery in a space of two weeks.