POLICE retrieved a gun and matching ammunition from a suspected serial robber on Tuesday night when he dropped it and fled after he opened fire on the cops, who discharged rounds at him. A police blotter reported that ranks on foot patrol on Tuesday night in Werk-en-Rust, were confronted by an identifiable male, who discharged his unlicensed firearm at them and escaped, dropping the weapon with ammunition in the process.The incident occurred at approximately 23:00h and according to the police, the ranks were inside of the four-entrance compound of the St. Phillips Anglican Church located at Durban and Smyth Streets, where several persons using the entrances to gain access to adjoining streets, have been victims of robberies.

The suspect who was approaching from an opposite direction, upon seeing the police whipped out a handgun and discharged a round at the ranks, who immediately returned fire. The suspect dropped his unlicensed .38 special revolver with three live matching rounds and a spent shell, scaled the fence and escaped.