Police made the arrests over two days and recovered an estimated R1-million worth of tyres, rims and mags.
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Seven arrested in connection with theft of wheels, rims and mags
The arrests were made after police investigated the theft of a spare tyre which was stolen in a parking lot at the centre on the corner of O’Reilly Merry Street and Malherbe Road, in Rynfield, on August 15.
Brig Johan Jacobs, Benoni SAPS station commander, said police received video footage of the theft.
A lookout for the vehicle was circulated by SAPS and it was spotted by PHP Security Services on Atlas Road, on the afternoon of August 15.
Three men in a blue Mazda were arrested.
Involved in the arrest were PHP Security Services, the Benoni Flying Squad and the Benoni Roadblock Task Team under Capt Imber Groesbeek.
Jacobs said after interviewing the men, police were led to a house in Sunward Park, in Boksburg, on the evening of August 15.
Two men, believed to be selling the rims and wheels on the internet, were arrested, and police recovered suspected stolen rims, mags and tyres.
Jacobs said police were able to identify a storage facility in Pomona where more suspected stolen items were being stored, based on photos of the facility on one of the suspect’s Facebook page.
Police visited the area on August 16 and found more tyres, rims and mags.
The station commander said that while police were removing the goods, a man and a woman unexpectedly arrived at the unit with keys for the security gate.
The two were arrested.
Capt Nomsa Sekele, Benoni SAPS spokesperson, confirmed on August 23 that the cases had been withdrawn.
She would not elaborate on the reason, but said police are still investigating the cases.
Police have urged the public to come forward to police if they have had their spare wheels stolen since the beginning of the year.
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