By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
10 March 2025– Two suspects aged 42 and 18, are expected to appear in the Bafokeng Magistrate’s Court in Tlhabane on Monday, for possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles. The police said in an endeavour to address property related and other serious crimes, they have arrested suspects and confiscated two suspected stolen vehicles, vehicle registration documents and vehicle parts during a multi-disciplinary operation conducted in Tlhabane, outside Rustenburg on 7 March 2025.
The North West police spokesperson, Colonel Adele Myburgh said the Provincial Investigation Unit, Rustenburg Tactical Response Team (TRT), Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP), Rustenburg Flying Squad and Bojanala Crime Intelligence, collaborated to recover two stolen vehicles, a Volkswagen Craft (22-seater) and Hyundai Atos. Myburgh said moreover, various vehicle parts, number plates, vehicle registration documents and tyres were also confiscated.
“The vehicles and parts have an estimated joint value of more than R1.3 million. The preliminary investigations revealed that, the Volkswagen was reported stolen in Makapanstad in November of 2024, whereas the Atos was stolen in Boksburg in June 2024,” she said.
Meanwhile, the acting North West Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, lauded everyone involved in the operation for their collaborative efforts that led to these successes.
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