By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
Northern Cape police arrested two suspects aged between 30 and 40 for theft out of motor vehicle. Provincial police spokesperson, Capt Olebogeng Tawana said the suspects were found in possession of reported stolen goods and being in possession of drugs.
“Kimberley detectives and flying squad acted on information regarding stolen goods which were reported stolen from a business premises in Kimberley. The suspects were arrested over the weekend in their homes in Florianville and Mogul Park. We recovered jack hammer, compressor, drill machine, Go Cart and a crystal meth during the arrest.
“Recovered items were reported stolen on Wednesday. It is alleged that the suspects broke into the vehicles which were parked in the premises of the business and stole above mentioned goods,” Tawana said.
He further said the suspects are due to appear at the Kimberley Magistrate’s
Court on Monday.
“The festive season operation continued with high police visibility over the weekend. The police conducted road blocks on N12 an N8. Our policing focus was to search for transportation of illegal goods, unlicensed firearms, stolen vehicles, unroadworthy vehicles including driving motor vehicles without a valid driver’s licence.
“Thousands of vehicles were searched and fines were issued against those who were driving unroadworthy vehicles,” he said.
The Kimberly Cluster commander, Major Gen Jean Abrahams commended the police for displaying high visibility on the national roads. Abrahams said this will ensure compliance on the motorists.
“We will continue with this kind of crime prevention operations throughout the festive season. We want to ensure that every person is safe in all aspects,” Abrahams said.
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