Man suspected of 30 burglaries arrested

A suspect believed to be responsible for a spate of burglaries in Tzaneen, Bolobedu, Polokwane and Makhado areas was arrested in Seshego on Monday night.

March 27, 2019

Matome Maila Less than a minute

Police spokesperson, Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said that the suspect in his thirties is linked to 30 cases of burglaries committed in Tzaneen, Bolobedu, Giyani, Seshego, Mahwelereng, Polokwane and Makhado areas between 2012 and 2018.

It is alleged that the man broke into residential areas stealing money and electrical appliances.

In Bolobedu he broke into a house and stole a plasma TV sets.

Read: Firearms and explosives dug up in graveyard handed over to Tzaneen SA

The suspect was due to appear at various Magistrate’s court at the time of going to print.

The acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Jan Scheepers commended the investigating team for removing the man from the communities.

At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!

March 27, 2019

Matome Maila Less than a minute

Bertus de Bruyn

Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.