{"id":55685,"date":"2022-11-11T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/winburg-police-succeed-in-foiling-burglary-20221111\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:08:11","slug":"winburg-police-succeed-in-foiling-burglary-20221111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/winburg-police-succeed-in-foiling-burglary-20221111\/","title":{"rendered":"Winburg police succeed in foiling burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_8280f820\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7655\/a6b5a73abe5546e38e64e2aa48ba61d9.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0f582dd5663b4e9881ecd2fc5d79e440.jpeg\" title=\"Pictured are the burglary tools that were seized during the operation in Winburg. Photo: SAPS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Pictured are the burglary tools that were seized during the operation in Winburg. Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting on a tip-off, the Winburg police managed to foil a planned burglary, which involved foreign nationals, at a clothing chain store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The station commander of Winburg, Capt. Niniveh Landman, received a tip-off from residents that there was a burglary planned for 10 November at midnight, during loadshedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey received information that there would be two white Volkswagen (VW) Polo\u2019s with no registration numbers, and that the suspects would be armed with handguns,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landman mobilized all police members who had taken rest days and a strategy was formulated, says Thakeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A waylay was conducted at the clothing store, and a white Polo was seen passing the Winburg police station very slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe suspects managed to cut open the roof of the clothing shop, then police members pounced on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects started to run in different directions, shooting at police members who returned fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No-one sustained gunshot wounds during the shoot-out, says Thakeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two suspects were caught red-handed in the shop with miscellaneous burglary tools in their possession. A white VW Polo was spotted near the crime scene, and the police discovered that the driver had with him a big hammer, bolt cutter and grinding machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects, aged 25, 29 and 36 years old, are from Botshabelo. 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