Crime prevention officers from the Edenvale SAPS arrested two men after they stole a gate motor from a house in the Avenues.
The arrests took place shortly after the crime was committed this afternoon.
Acting spokesperson for the Edenvale SAPS, Lieutenant Colonel Robbie Roberts said the two men were spotted driving through the Avenues.
“We ordered the men to stop their vehicle and questioned the driver. The answers the men were giving did not make sense and their vehicle was searched,” Lt Col Roberts said.
He added that a gate motor and several tools were found in the vehicle.
“Upon further questioning the men confessed they had stolen the gate motor and agreed to show police officers where it had been taken from,” Lt Col Roberts said.
When police officers arrived at the house the gardener working at the property pressed the gate remote and the stolen gate motor in the vehicle started working.
The men were taken to the Edenvale Police Station for further processing.
“We have reason to believe that the two men arrested can be linked to several other similar crimes in the area,” Lt Col Roberts said.
