PICS: Pandemonium as robbers target jewellery store at Chatsworth Centre
The suspects did manage to escape, allegedly in a silver Toyota Avanza, with the numberplate being a false one.
Pandemonium, panic and police flooded the bustling Chatsworth Centre, earlier today, after Mayuris Jewellers were once again the victims of criminal elements as an unconfirmed number of suspects raided the established store.
Crime group chats were and are currently brimming with reports on the incident.
This is the latest robbery as the store was robbed previously in 2017 and 2018.
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Videos and pictures have surfaced, which show the crime, which took place just before 1pm, with display cabinets, where jewellery once lay, shown as smashed.
One video in particular shows four men just outside the store, which is filling up with smoke, as they kick the outside glass before one more suspect, wearing red gloves, appears from inside the shop, and hands another what appeared to be a tray of jewellery, before running off.
Interesting to note as well was the fact that one of the suspects was fully dressed in the familiar blue eThekwini Water and Sanitation attire.
The suspects did manage to escape, allegedly in a silver Toyota Avanza, with the numberplate being a false one.
As stores shut their shops, staff watched on as police were forced to cordon off a larger area than usual as one of the suspects appears to have dropped a blue duvet/ sheet, which was used to carry the stolen goods easily as a number of these could be seen around it.
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Although multiple reports indicate that a number of stores fell victim to the criminals, a statement, allegedly emerging from the Chatsworth Centre management, stated: ‘Dear tenants. We confirm that there was an incident at one of the jewellery stores at Chatsworth Centre. No staff or shoppers were injured and we confirm there was no shootout at Chatsworth Centre. The situation is under control and business can resume as normal. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.’
Management was approached for comment shortly after the incident and indicated that a full statement will be released in due course.
Metro Police and the SAPS were at the scene in their numbers with the latter currently investigating the incident.
