By Obakeng Maje

Mmabatho-North West police arrested one of their own after robbery.

A 28 year man was walking home from a nearby tavern in Magogoe Tar village in Mmabatho when picked up by a black VW Golf.

He was allegedly hitch-hiking in the early hours of Saturday.

“A victim was allegedly give a lift by a VW Citi Golf driver near Letlamoreng Dam. Along the way a passanger in a back seat asked a victim to hand over his cellphone,cash and a credit card” captain Adele Myburgh said.

A 28 year-old man told police that he could identify perpetrators and the car used during the commission of crime said police.

“A 29 year-old man was arrested the following day. It was discovered that the perpetrator is working as a police reservist in Boshoek police station” Myburgh said.

Police Reservist will appear at Mmabatho Magistrate Court on Monday.

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