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Cable thief arrested in New Redruth

During a routine patrol, reaction officers spotted a suspicious-looking male digging.

Reaction officers from CPS Security arrested a cable thief on November 25 on Voortrekker Road in New Redruth.

According to Tyrone van Merwe, sales operations, the suspect was spotted by officers while doing a routine patrol.

“They saw a suspicious-looking male digging, and that is when officers stopped to investigate and the suspect took off on foot,” said van der Merwe.

A few minutes later officers apprehended the suspect and it was established that he was stealing a cable.
He was handed over to Alberton SAPS.

The suspect’s tools he used.

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