Construction materials stolen in Effingham Heights recovered
The suspect fled into dense bushes in order to evade arrest.
SECURITY personnel are looking for a suspect involved in the theft of construction materials stolen from an Effingham Heights work site on Wednesday.
The materials were recovered after the suspect fled the scene of the crime on Effingham Road.
According to Swift Private Security spokesperson Sanveer Sooklall, they were alerted to the incident at about 09:00.
“According to a resident, the suspect was observed leaping over the construction-site fence, wrapping the stolen items in plastic to conceal them and then making a quick escape. When the suspect noticed our security vehicles, he immediately fled into dense bushes. Despite the efforts of multiple officers in pursuit, the suspect managed to evade arrest,” he said.
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Sooklall added that the incident was reported to Greenwood Park SAPS.
In a secondary incident on the same day, a suspect was arrested for stealing from a shop also on Effingham Road.
“The shopkeeper informed us that the same suspect had stolen items from the shop and fled earlier this week. The suspect was again observed entering the shop, prompting our notification. Our officers arrived at the scene and detained the suspect who admitted to stealing items from the shop,” he said.
He was also handed over to Greenwood Park SAPS.
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