A 20-year-old man was arrested by the Primrose police, last Thursday, on a charge of possession of suspected stolen property.
The arrest was made after police received a tip-off from the community that the suspect was selling tools, believed to be stolen.
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Officers raced to the Makause informal settlement where they found the accused.
“Detectives recognised the man from CCTV footage.
“In the footage, a junior primary school was broken into and school tools were stolen,” explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
The man was searched and officers found a drill machine, gas bottle, DC inverter, spanners and loose sockets in his possession.
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He was arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station.
He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
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