Car radio returned
A Morningside man was lucky to have his sound system returned by crime fighting Berea police last Tuesday.
According to Lieutenant PN Naidoo, the man had locked his van and parked it on Sixth Avenue at about 6.30pm but heard the alarm at about 2am and saw two men run off when he checked the vehicle.
“The suspects were caught by security guards and police members who responded to the complaint and the sound system was recovered,” he said.
The two were arrested for theft out of motor vehicle.
Hijacked vehicle recovered
A vehicle which was stolen from Hillcrest last week and reported to Berea SAPS was found by Berea members with the help of Netstar’s ground field unit on Sunday morning. According to Lt Naidoo, the vehicle was found parked on the corner of Rapson and Windermere Roads.
Ex steals laptop
Berea police arrested the ex-boyfriend of a Berea woman on Monday evening.
According to Lt Naidoo, the suspect allegedly used a duplicate key to the young woman’s Mansfield Road flat and took her laptop. “The suspect was contacted and asked to come to the station where he was arrested for theft and confessed to selling the laptop to a local second hand shop,” explained Naidoo.
Detectives are currently in the process of tracking down the laptop.
Copper thief arrested
A man was caught red handed stealing copper pipes from an Overport Shopping Centre on Monday evening.
According to Lt PN Naidoo, security at the centre had seen the man stripping the centre of copper pipes but he ran away when he saw them.
“On Monday afternoon the same man was spotted by security as he came back for more copper pipes, they called the police and our members arrested him for theft,” he said.
