Policewoman hailed after two arrested following shoot-out in KZN
By Jehran Daniel
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DURBAN - Two men, both aged 21, were arrested on Wednesday evening in Ladysmith, western KwaZulu-Natal, after a shoot-out ensued between four robbers and a police officer during an armed robbery.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said in a statement on Thursday that the officer was reporting for duty when she was flagged down by victims of a business robbery.
The victims told the officer that four suspects were implicated in the robbery on Poona Road, Ladysmith, which runs through the city’s commercial districts.
“Using her private vehicle, she drove around until she spotted the suspects. When the suspects saw her they started to shoot at her and a shoot-out ensued. The suspects fled in different directions and she managed to call for back-up,” Gwala said.