A Toyota Quantum minibus was stolen in February this year in Kempton Park.
Members of the EMPD Community Liaison Unit (CLU) received information from a vehicle-tracking company last Monday at 5pm, that the vehicle was parked in the yard of a house in Leondale.
Metro police officers and tracking company officials raced to the given address and located the vehicle.
“The owner of the house claimed that the white Toyota Quantum belonged to his girlfriend,” said Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesperson for the EMPD.
“The recovered vehicle was reportedly stolen from Thrifty Car Rental in Pomona, Kempton Park, and in-depth investigations are underway.”
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The 57-year-old homeowner, who is an employee of the metro as a senior examiner of vehicles at the Wadeville Licensing Department, was arrested and detained at the Alberton Police Station on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
The recovered vehicle was taken to the SAPS Benoni Van Ryn Deep pound for further investigation and safekeeping.
The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court soon.
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