Ivory Park police spokesperson Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela, said the suspect was arrested on 12 June in Ivory Park Ext. 13. She added, “The 27-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle by sector policing members who were patrolling around the area that day.”
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Sekgobela explained that sector police received a tip-off to look out for a white Isuzu bakkie from a tracking device company who mentioned that the signal was being picked up in Ivory Park.
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“While driving around, police noticed the same bakkie parked next to a house. On arrival, they found a male inside the car who failed to prove to police that he owned the car,” she said.
The suspect was arrested and taken to Ivory Park Police Station.
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