Police have appealed to community members to help identify the criminals who overpowered, robbed, and hijacked two police officers in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday.
KZN police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, said two police officers from SAPS Umbumbulu were on patrol on Friday morning when they stopped a suspicious vehicle with four occupants.
“As the police officers were searching the men, they were attacked and overpowered. The suspects robbed the police officers of firearms as well as the keys of the police vehicle,” said Naicker.
The criminals then fled in their own vehicle as well as the police vehicle.
The hijacked police vehicle overturned heading towards Pietermaritzburg on the R603 Umbumbulu. The suspects then fled the scene in their car.
All police officers. as well as other law enforcement, were immediately notified and the suspects were spotted in close proximity to where the robbery occurred.
“We live in a very sick society where people attack police officers on a daily basis. We need more education from an early age so that people don’t grow up to become criminals and remain law-abiding,” said Naicker.
Naicker also added that all available resources have been mobilised to hunt down the suspects and bring them to book.
Police in Umbumbulu have registered a case of armed robbery.
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