Duo apprehended for possession of a reported stolen motor vehicle
When the officers requested valid documents, no proper documentation of the car could be presented.
EMPD Bronberg precinct officers arrested two suspects for having a reported stolen vehicle in Crystal Park on July 13.
According to the EMPD spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, members conducting a crime prevention operation received information at 10:00 about a suspected stolen vehicle spotted in the area.
The grey Renault Fluence, matching the description of a vehicle reportedly stolen in Swellendam, was spotted and cornered on Pretoria Road.
The two men alleged they bought the vehicle for R15 000 from a European couple in Boksburg.
The occupants could not present officers with documentation to validate their claims.
“The officers arrested the duo and charged them for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle,” said Thepa.
“They are expected to appear at the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.”
The officers impounded the vehicle at Aeroton police yard for safekeeping.
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