Construction workers foil attempted car theft outside local business
An attempted vehicle theft was interrupted after construction workers spotted a man tampering with a car.
Two construction workers busy working up the street near the crossing of Laffnie and Jacobs noticed a man allegedly trying to steal a vehicle outside a local business.
They went into the nearby office to ask whether the vehicle belonged to anyone and described what they had seen. One of the employees confirmed the description and she and the workers ran after the man.
According to the complainant, the man had already moved the vehicle around the corner of the business.
She said he had not yet managed to start it, but had cut the wires beneath the steering wheel and was struggling to get the vehicle going.
The complainant further stated that she and the workers kept the man in the vehicle while waiting for assistance, as he was allegedly armed with two knives.
Spartan Security and local SAPS were dispatched. Spartan Security detained the man before he was subsequently loaded into a police vehicle.
When asked his name, the man allegedly told police that his name was “Orlando Pirates”.
Police investigations into the incident are continuing.
