/ 26 June 2006

Robbers make off with newspaper-sales money

Four armed robbers on Monday overpowered a Coin security guard and made of with tens of thousands of rand that he had collected at the offices of Sunday newspaper publisher RCP Media in Pretoria.

Police spokesperson Inspector Katlego Mogale said the security guard collected newspaper street-sales money at RCP Media’s office in Hatfield, Pretoria, and was overpowered as he came out of the offices.

”He was accosted by four suspects, all armed. They made off with the money in a black Toyota Tazz,” Mogale said.

RCP Media, a Media24 company, publishes Rapport, City Press and the Sunday Sun.

Mogale said police was investigating a case of armed robbery. — Sapa