Laptop recovered
Alert Berea police arrested a man for theft and recovered a laptop while on patrols last Wednesday.
According to Berea SAPS communications officer, Lieutenant PN Naidoo, Constables LN Buthezi and WM Cele were patrolling along Rosetta Road, Morningside when they noticed a suspicious man walking away from a bakkie parked along the road, carrying a laptop. “As soon as the police stopped the suspect fled, and members chased the suspect and arrested him,” said Naidoo.
The suspect was detained at Berea SAPS for theft out of a motor vehicle. It later emerged that the side window of the bakkie was broken in the theft of the laptop.
Police find stolen car before reported
Berea police patrolling along Tenth Avenue, Morningside found a stolen bakkie before the owner knew it was missing.
According to Lieutenant PN Naidoo, the members noticed a bakkie parked on the side of the road with the ignition on and the dashboard broken. “They called radio control to get ownership details, and the vehicle came up as not stolen. Constables ZP Shabala and ND Ngcobo made enquiries in the area and the owner was found, but he did not even know that his vehicle was stolen,” said Naidoo.
The owner of the vehicle had parked it at the corner of Gordon and Madeline Roads. A case of theft of a motor vehicle was registered and the car was taken to the pound after fingerprints were lifted.
Two arrested for theft at Berea Park
BEREA police members arrested two men on Monday evening who were allegedly mugging women in Berea Park.
According to Lieutenant PN Naidoo, Captain K Steven, Sergeant C Dennis and W/O R Pillay were patrolling around the Berea Park area and received information from informants about people being robbed in that area. “The members went into the park and noticed a suspicious men loitering in the park. They stopped and searched the men, and found three cell phones on one of the suspects. When questioned about the cell phones he could not give a reasonable explanation as to whose cell phones they were. He also did not know about the info stored in the phone. He was charged and detained at Berea SAPS for being in possession of suspected stolen property,” said Naidoo.
Later that night another suspicious man was stopped and searched by the members. “A gold chain was found on him and the suspect could not give a reasonable explanation for being in possession of the item. He was charged and detained at Berea SAPS, also on charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property.
Since the mugging victims did not come to the station to report the crimes, Naidoo said anyone who was robbed of a cell phone or chain near Berea Park on Monday could contact the Berea station to make arrangements to check if their items were recovered. Contact Berea police on 031 277 1066.
