By REGINALD KANYANE
Five suspects aged between 36 and 51 were arrested by the Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit for business and house-breaking incidents in Fauresmith in the Free State. The suspects were allegedly on their way from Postmasburg/Danielskuil enroute to Kimberley.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Molefi Shemane said the vigilant and swift response by the Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit led to the arrest of the suspects in Barkly West during the early hours of Monday morning.
“The members of Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation team on 23 July 2024 at 00:10, received a tip-off from the E2 Security Service about a white Mazda Bakkie that is suspected to be involved in business and house breaking incidents in Fauresmith in the Free State.
“The occupants were allegedly on their way from Postmasburg/Danielskuil enroute to Kimberley. The team of detectives operationalised the information and spotted the vehicle. They tactically approached the vehicle and searched it close to the Barkly West Police Station,” he said.
Shemane further said the police allegedly found the suspects inside the bakkie with house-breaking implements, including grinders, electric extension, a bolt cutter, zinc cutter, crowbar, grinder blades and pliers.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, commended the collaboration between the private security company and the police in the fight against crime and effecting the arrest. Otola added that the police in the Northern Cape will not allow criminals from outside the province to operate in our territory.
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