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Police are now searching for eight suspects who they believe are responsible for the business robbery.Police are now searching for eight suspects who they believe are responsible for the business robbery.

Police investigations suggest the suspects travelling in private vehicles, robbed and shot people at random at the time. They made off with the victims’ cellphones, shoes and other valuables.in separate incidents of armed robbery three weeks ago. 15 other people have been victims of gunshots and robberies by armed groups in the area.

“We are still waiting for the five cars that the Minister [Bheki Cele] has promised us. They were due last week Friday. We still waiting for more officers to be deployed here permanently”, says Marema.A sentiment shared by residents. Some believe there’s an urgent need to bring in soldiers to fight the escalating crime in Alex.

“Alex was good in the past and now the situation is affecting the business. With people fighting with guns and so on. In Sandton things are different. If they can bring in the soldiers to patrol it will be fine”, says Zefa.

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