By Obakeng Maje

Kimberley’s Vehicle Identification and Safeguarding Unit is urgently trying to locate a 48 year old man by the name of Andre Knoetze who can assist them in their investigation of two theft of motor vehicle cases.

“It is alleged that the man alias Andrea Roux befriended a Kimberley man and convinced him into releasing a VW Golf into his possession and promised the complainant that he would sell the vehicle for him. Once the money of over R20 000 is paid to him, he would give the owner of the vehicle his money back. However, Knoetze sold the vehicle to a person in Boshoff during August 2013” colonel Priscilla Naidu said. 

Naidu said the man did not pay the owner his money but instead further convinced him into releasing a second vehicle, a 1994 White Toyota Corolla to him. Knoetze has since disappeared.

Knoetze allegedly informed the complainant that he is a phychologist with a practice in Kimberley, but this is not the case. 

“Anyone who can assist police in tracing Knoetze is asked to contact D/Const Reginald Magou at Kimberley on 053 807 9550 or 072 4611 588” she said. 

All information supplied to police will be treated as confidential. Police believe that Knoetze is operating between Kimberley and Bloemfontein.-TDN

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