{"id":48286,"date":"2021-09-03T10:20:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T08:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/watch-suspects-attempt-to-rob-post-office-in-kariega-20210903\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:16:17","slug":"watch-suspects-attempt-to-rob-post-office-in-kariega-20210903","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/watch-suspects-attempt-to-rob-post-office-in-kariega-20210903\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Suspects attempt to rob Post Office in Kariega"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_66dea778\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"post office robbed\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10321\/4979c1d5eee64d55afc2eca39da675ae.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10321\/72f109c841344e9eb55875bf0d7a788d.jpg\" title=\"A heavy police presence can be seen outside the Post Office in Caledon Street, Kariega, during an attempted robbery this morning.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A heavy police presence can be seen outside the Post Office in Caledon Street, Kariega, during an attempted robbery this morning.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Facebook<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Port Elizabeth Traffic Updates<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Three suspects attempted to rob the Post Office in Caledon Street, Kariega early this morning, Friday, September 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 06:20 this morning the three armed suspects entered the Post Office and held the staff at gunpoint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson, Capt. Andr\u00e9 Beetge, a staff member working at the postal delivery section was overpowered by the suspects as she was busy opening the gates to the postal delivery side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_d9daaa7b\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPortElizabethTrafficUpdates%2Fvideos%2F4437698136252348%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=214&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"214\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey demanded the keys to the main operational section of the post office. When another staff member arrived a short while later, they also demanded the same from him. 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