Groceries grow legs and walk
Two women were arrested on suspicion of playing an active role in the offloading of the stolen property.
SOME women are known for their crazy shopping sprees, but this story takes the cake.
Police from Hibberdene received information that groceries, suspected to have been stolen, were being offloaded during the early hours of Thursday morning.
Detectives and a task team from Hibberdene SAPS, Port Shepstone K9 unit and members from the Public Order Policing (POP) unit in Port Shepstone rushed to the Mgangeni area to investigate.
Upon their arrival, they found several packages of assorted groceries still in a rondavel.
Police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid said it was also clear that the majority of the stolen groceries had already been removed.
Lt-Col Wiid added that it appeared that the truck transporting the groceries had allegedly been hijacked and recovered in Berea, Durban area on the same night.
While the police were still in Mgangeni area they followed up on information that led to the recovery of more goods in the Magog area which had been offloaded at a tuck shop.
The members spotted a bakkie in the Fairview area near Southport, believed to be the same one involved in the offloading of the stolen property.
“The driver of the vehicle ran away into the bushes. At this particular tuck shop, more of the stolen property was recovered,” said Lt-Col Wiid.
Two women, aged 24 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of having played an active role in the offloading of the stolen property at the one tuck shop.
They will be charged with being in possession of stolen property.
It is also thought that the various tuck shops where the stolen property was offloaded belong to the man who ran away from police.
Investigations continue.
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