The South African Police Service in Limpopo has assembled a multi-disciplinary task team to follow the tracks of the suspects who robbed traffic police officers who were on duty in the Marble Hall policing area outside Groblersdal yesterday afternoon.
According to the statement issued by the Police in Limpopo, the two officers were on duty along the Slaagboom public road near Marble Hall conducting speed trap duties when they stopped a grey VW Polo TSI without number plates with five occupants for exceeding the speed limit.
While they were busy issuing the driver with a written notice, three passengers alighted, two of them armed with rifles and the other one with a pistol. They robbed both the officers and took two cellphones, a firearm and the equipment before they fled the scene.
The suspects are unknown and no arrest has been made and the investigation continuing.
The Police have requested anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects to contact Captain Richard Boshomane at 079 894 5501 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or the nearest police station.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo Major General Jan Scheepers is saddened by this irresponsible act but he warned all these criminals involved in this matter that the Police are going to hunt them down around the clock until they are taken to where they belong.