Stolen vehicle recovered
A Morningside man was lucky to have his car recovered after it was stolen from his home last Wednesday afternoon.
According to Lieutenant PN Naidoo, Berea police spokesman, the man’s gardener informed him that his car had been stolen from the Ridge Road property. “He contacted his tracking company who contacted the police and together they tracked the vehicle and recovered it in E Section Umlazi later that day. A 30-year-old suspect who was found in the vehicle was also arrested,” said Naidoo.
The suspect was charged for theft of a motor vehicle.
Tool box thief arrested
Berea police were patrolling along Argyle Road in the early hours of Friday morning when they noticed a suspicious man pushing a trolley. “They stopped and searched the man and found the trolley was full of tools, a tool box, and a bag of charcoal. They questioned him as to where he got the goods and he could not give a reasonable explanation so was charged for being in possession of property suspected to be stolen,” said Lt Naidoo.
Man arrested for drug possession
While patrolling along Florida Road, Berea policemen noticed a suspicious man in a vehicle opposite a popular restaurant. “They stopped and searched the man and found dagga, cocaine and hashish on him as well as a small measuring scale, usually used to weigh drugs,”said Lt Naidoo.
The man was detained at Berea SAPS on charges of possession of drugs.
