Suspects arrested hours after crime

Two suspected robbers hiding out in Port Elizabeth were arrested just hours after robbing a woman inside her Uitenhage home yesterday.

The bust came after detectives tracked two of the five gunmen to a house in Bethelsdorp.

Police spokeswoman Captain Gerda Swart said detectives had worked around the clock to track down those involved in the Caledon Street robbery.

“Five armed robbers allegedly entered the premises and demanded cash from the woman, 26. The robbers forced the victim into her flatlet,” Swart said.

The men stole an undisclosed amount of money and cellphones before fleeing.

“As the men were running away, the woman’s husband arrived home. They demanded the keys to his Toyota Fortuner which they then took.”

A team of detectives arrested the two men and the stolen Toyota was recovered by the Port Elizabeth Flying Squad a short while later.

Acting Uitenhage station commander Colonel Andre Swart praised the detectives for the speedy arrest.

The two men arrested, both 38, are due to appear in the Uitenhage Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.