A swift response by Port Elizabeth police led to the arrest of five suspects shortly after they robbed a cell phone shop in Baywest Mall on Sunday.
Police said “excellent teamwork” also led to the recovery of the stolen cell phones.
Spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naidu, said the five suspects entered the store at around 14:30 and told staff and customers that it was a robbery.
“They took an employee to the back and removed cell phones. They fled the scene in a waiting BMW. No one was injured in the robbery,” she said.
Naidu said police were immediately alerted and SAPS Kabega Park, as well as members from neighbouring stations, responded.
She said police received information and swooped on a house in Delta Street in Morningside and the suspects were arrested, some as they tried to flee.
“The house was searched and approximately 150 cell phones were recovered and the getaway vehicle was also seized,” Colonel Naidu said.
The five, aged between 22 and 35, were detained for business robbery and are expected to appear in court soon.
Police are investigating their possible links to other business robberies in and around Port Elizabeth where cell phones were stolen.
