Cellphone recovered
Police were patrolling along Sydenham Road last Friday when they noticed a suspicious man hide something in his pocket.
According to Lieutenant PN Naidoo, members stopped and searched the suspect and found a Blackberry cellphone on him. “The man could not give a reasonable explanation for why he had the phone or was hiding it so he was arrested for possession of property suspected to be stolen (Section 36) and detained at SAPS Berea.
Thieves make off with cutlery
Police were patrolling Musgrave Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 25 February, when they were stopped by Blue Security, informing them of two men who had broken into a garage and stolen a backpack containing cutlery.
“The police arrested the 25 and 22-year-old suspects for housebreaking and theft and detained them at SAPS Berea.
Security guard held up
A security guard was held up by three men who wanted his firearm in the Musgrave area on Friday, 21 February. According to Lt Naidoo the guard did not have a firearm. “The suspects pointed a firearm at him and threatened him before driving off in a silver Audi. The guard managed to get the registration number of the vheilce and submitted it when he opened a case at SAPS Berea on the same day,” said Naidoo.
Captain Kevin Stephen and his team followed up and three young suspects in their early twenties were arrested in Pietermaritzburg. “The firearm, a gas pistol, was also recovered,” he added.
Awareness
Lt Naidoo warned students to be aware of scams at DUT regarding fees payments. “Only pay at the cash office and obtain a receipt. Also be aware of renting scams and do not deposit money into anyone’s account until everything is verified as scams are rife,” he said.
