Two armed robberies in Windhoek

A KHOMASDAL resident on Friday morning had a close encounter with death when three armed men tried to rob him of his employees’ salaries.

Walter Abrahams had just withdrawn money from an ATM when the suspects, apparently driving in a cream Toyota Corolla, started following his car, the Police reported yesterday. The men reportedly followed Abrahams to his home, and when he parked in his yard, they parked right behind him.Two of the suspects then jumped out of the Corolla, both armed with pistols, Police spokesperson Stephan Nuuyi said.Abrahams noticed this and reversed his car into the suspects’ car, prompting one of the suspects to fire a shot before all three of them fled the scene.The bullet struck Abrahams in the shoulder.Police have opened a case of attempted murder and attempted robbery, but no one has yet been arrested.* The Gourmet restaurant in Windhoek was robbed of between N$50 000 and N$60 000 on Friday night, after two armed suspects ordered an employee to deactivate the alarm and open the safe.The robbery is said to have happened at around ten minutes to midnight.The suspects confiscated a handheld radio from a security guard on the premises and ordered the latter to lie down on the floor.They then took the money from the safe, as well as another handheld radio, a moon bag, two handbags, a cellphone and a set of car keys.No arrests have yet been made.* N$22 304 was stolen from the canteen of the Scorpion Zinc mine at Rosh Pinah on Wednesday night.Unknown suspects entered the canteen and cut open the safe with a grinder before making off with the money, the Police said.No arrests have yet been made.The men reportedly followed Abrahams to his home, and when he parked in his yard, they parked right behind him.Two of the suspects then jumped out of the Corolla, both armed with pistols, Police spokesperson Stephan Nuuyi said.Abrahams noticed this and reversed his car into the suspects’ car, prompting one of the suspects to fire a shot before all three of them fled the scene.The bullet struck Abrahams in the shoulder.Police have opened a case of attempted murder and attempted robbery, but no one has yet been arrested.* The Gourmet restaurant in Windhoek was robbed of between N$50 000 and N$60 000 on Friday night, after two armed suspects ordered an employee to deactivate the alarm and open the safe.The robbery is said to have happened at around ten minutes to midnight.The suspects confiscated a handheld radio from a security guard on the premises and ordered the latter to lie down on the floor.They then took the money from the safe, as well as another handheld radio, a moon bag, two handbags, a cellphone and a set of car keys. No arrests have yet been made.* N$22 304 was stolen from the canteen of the Scorpion Zinc mine at Rosh Pinah on Wednesday night.Unknown suspects entered the canteen and cut open the safe with a grinder before making off with the money, the Police said.No arrests have yet been made.