While on patrol in Primrose, last Sunday, a local security officer noticed a man running down the street carrying something heavy.
“He ordered the suspect to stop, but he continued to run, dropping his bag.
“The security officer called for backup and together they were able to corner and apprehend the suspect,” explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
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While searching the man’s bag, the security officers discovered a bus battery.
Officers from the Primrose Police Station were called to the scene and the 35-year-old man and the battery were handed over.
He was taken to the Primrose Police Station where he was charged with theft from a motor vehicle.
He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
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