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Bernadette Wolhuter <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Residents of Durban\u2019s Highway suburbs can breathe a sigh of relief after two men, believed to be members of the s0-called finger gang, were arrested yesterday. <\/p>\n
Nico Potgieter, of the security company Enforce, said the identities of other gang members were known and that more arrests were expected. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The gang has terrorised Westville, Hillcrest and Kloof in recent months. <\/p>\n
There have been reports of four to five heavily armed men storming homes while residents were on the premises, threatening them and demanding cash and valuables. On one occasion they threatened to hack off a man\u2019s wedding ring and, on another, a gang member removed a ring from his victim\u2019s finger with his teeth. <\/p>\n
Potgieter said the men arrested yesterday were local, in their late twenties and linked to an incident that took place in Ridge Road, Hillcrest, on January 25. <\/p>\n
A revolver allegedly used during the crime was found under one suspect\u2019s pillow. <\/p>\n
According to media reports, a family of 10 was sitting around a table when five men forced their way into the house. Homeowner Elvis Green, 55, was grazed by a bullet during a scuffle with the intruders before they made off with his daughter\u2019s car. One suspect was arrested that night. <\/p>\n
Yesterday\u2019s arrests were a result of the joint efforts of police and Enforce investigators. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the incident the suspects went into hiding. On Tuesday we received information that they had come out,\u201d said Potgieter. Police received the same information and the arrests in KwaNyuswa, near Botha\u2019s Hill, were carried out in a joint operation in the early hours. <\/p>\n
At least six cases of armed robbery \u2013 three in Kloof, two in Hillcrest and one in Westville \u2013 were opened last month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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