The Kagiso Police arrested a 40-year-old man in Chamdor on 6 March, while he was trying to steal a parked car.
The victim told the police that he had arrived at work at 7.50am, when he stopped to open the gate.
He got out of his car, leaving the door open and the car still idling.
While he was opening the gate, another man jumped into his car and tried to steal it.
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Luckily he noticed the man getting into the car and managed to jump in as well. Thereafter, the driver and the would-be thief started fighting. The driver was trying to pull the thief out of the car.
A security guard close by noticed the commotion and went to help.
Together, they managed to overpower the man and immediately called the police.
The man was arrested and charged with attempted theft of a motor vehicle and was remanded in custody for further police investigation following a brief appearance in the Kagiso Magistrates’ Court.
