Man arrested for trying to steal car in Valhalla
"The vehicle was chased and it stopped after it causd an accident on the R55 in Pretoria West."
Monitor Net arrested a suspected car thief on the R55 near Pretoria West after a high-speed chase in the early hours of Thursday morning.
One of the suspects, however, managed to flee the scene.
Monitor Net spokesperson Le Roux said the men attempted to steal a car in the vicinity of Valhalla.
“Members of the community and our clients alerted us. We managed to get on the scene but the vehicle sped away.”
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Le Roux said they were in a high-speed chase with the suspect’s car in which their tactical units joined them.
“The vehicle was chased and it stopped after it caused an accident on the R55.”
He said they managed to detain one of the two suspects; the second suspect however managed to flee the scene.
“The suspect was detained by Wierdabrug police. All the necessary services were on scene and multiple car-breaking tools were found in the suspect’s vehicle and the police have processed all that evidence accordingly.”
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Le Roux said the suspect was being investigated to possibly link him to other numerous cases in and around the area.
On Monday, several security companies and the police arrested three suspects after they tried to steal a car that was parked outside a house in Wierdapark.
Loux said the men tried to steal the car when the owner went inside the house to fetch something.
“When he returned, he saw the men trying to break into it.
“The suspects ran to their car and sped off. The owner of the vehicle and a member of the public gave chase. The member of the public informed us of what was happening. We were in cellphone contact with him the whole time.”
Several security company members and SAPS officers were placed at certain points in the area to stop the vehicle.
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Le Roux said the suspects’ vehicle overturned just as they were about to be stopped.
“Due to the recklessness of the driver, they managed to roll their vehicle.
“The security company members arrested two suspects right away while the third suspect ran off into a nearby property, where he was also arrested by security and CPF members.”
The vehicle used in the crime was seized, and car-breaking implements and devices were found.
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