Armed robbers open fire on response officer in Crestholme

A Blue Security armed response officer had a lucky escape after a gang of four armed robbers opened fire on his vehicle in Crestholme, in the second shooting in the Highway area in the past 24 hours.
Blue Security operations manager Brian Jackson said the armed response officer came under fire when he arrived at the Hillands Road property to investigate, in response to an alarm activation this morning at around 9.50am. “Four armed robbers opened fire on our officer as he pulled up at the entrance of the driveway, shooting out the back tail light of his vehicle. Our officer fired several shots in return and was lucky to escape unharmed.”
Jackson said the robbers had held up a domestic worker on the property at gunpoint. “The gang forced open the driveway gate and cut a padlock on the kitchen security gate before breaking down the door. They held up the domestic worker at gunpoint and ransacked the property fleeing with televisions, laptops and game consoles. The domestic worker was traumatised but otherwise not injured during the robbery.”
Hillcrest SAPS attended the scene of the crime.
Jackson said in a separate incident the driver of a security vehicle was shot and injured during a cash-in-transit heist in Pinetown yesterday at around 6.30pm.
“Armed robbers driving a white Toyota Corolla with tinted windows fired shots during a cash-in-transit robbery at a business premises. The driver of the vehicle was injured and taken to hospital.” Pinetown SAPS attended the scene of the crime.