The six men tied the two security guards looking after the property.
They then plugged the grinder in the electricity and opened the two ATM machines opened and found a bonanza from both two.
The Matsulu police in Mpumalanga said the “five or six men” did the ambush at the Matsulu shopping mall during the dark hours of the early Tuesday morning.
Money taken by the gang was not disclosed but cops say the gang was armed and “were wearing balaclavas”.
The cops’ trouble with ATM thugs began at exactly 2 in the morning of Tuesday when a first gang sneaked into the Thulamahashi police station and flattened all tyres of state cars belonging to cops before making proceeding through to the Thulamahashi township mall, where they blew open a Standard Bank ATM, cleaning it of all money.
No arrests have been made yet and anyone with information should call the Matsulu police investigators on 071 481 2802 and the Thulamahashi investigators on 013 773 0331 / 013 773 9092.
(edited by MLM)
send tips to editor@013.co.za
