Hercules police welcome various sentences handed to criminals
"The accused was sentenced to six years of imprisonment after he stole tools worth R37 000 at Suiderberg High School in January 2018."
Hercules police have welcomed various sentences handed down by the Pretoria magistrate’s court recently.
Police spokesperson Bonginkosi Msimango said two men, aged 29 and 32, were found guilty of theft and sentenced to R10 000 or 18 months’ imprisonment on 18 May 2021.
Msimango said the two men were apprehended by security guards after cutting off a 10m electrical cable on March 2021 at night in Claremont, Hercules.
He said police have also welcomed the sentencing of a 26-year-old man, who was found guilty of shoplifting and sentenced to a R2 000 fine or two months’ imprisonment, on 21 May 2021.
“The accused stole groceries worth R2 171 from a store in Moot Street in March 2021.
“In another incident, a 22-year-old man was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm by Pretoria Regional court on 17 March 2021. The accused stole tools worth R37 000 from a local high school in January 2018,” Msimango said.
“In another incident, a taxi driver (36) was convicted and sentenced at Pretoria magistrate’s court to R5 000 or five months’ imprisonment for reckless or negligent driving on 14 May 2021.
“The accused was arrested at R80 Mabopane highway after driving at the edge of the road and refusing to be issued with a traffic summons.”
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