Thieves who had robbed EMS staff while they were loading an elderly patient into an ambulance last week in Bonteheuwel, Western Cape, were nabbed by police shortly afterwards, thanks to a community tip-off, reports the Cape Argus.
Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 30, for possession of the stolen property – they were also carrying 15 rounds of ammunition.
Western Cape Health Department spokesperson Shimoney Regter confirmed that the staff and patient were not harmed during the ordeal.
“Attacks on EMS staff are unacceptable and place both personnel and patients at serious risk.”
The men were due to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court once charged.
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