Laudium man caught with stolen car battery
Inside his bag, police found a motor vehicle battery and car breaking implements.
A 35-year-old man was arrested for possession of a suspected stolen car battery and car breaking implements in Laudium on Monday.
The police were conducting a routine stop-and-search operation around Laudium area, when a man was seen walking in Primrose Street carrying a bag, said police spokesperson Constable Simon Chokoe.
“He was then stopped and searched. Inside the bag, a motor vehicle battery and car breaking implements were found and the suspect couldn’t account for them.”
He was immediately arrested for possession of the suspected property, and car breaking implements.
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Laudium police station commander Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes Britz applauded members for a job well done and encouraged the police to continue their good work.
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