The EMPD Anti-Cable Theft and Community Liaison Units arrested five suspects, found with stolen cable, around midnight on Wednesday, June 13.
According to Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago, EMPD spokesperson, the cable supplying mining houses situated near the corner of Trichardts and Railway roads in Boksburg had been stolen several times before.
This prompted an investigation and the arrest in one of the mining houses.
“The arrested suspects were found in possession of the distribution board which was ripped out at the sub-station and dug out a 7x8m four-core copper cable. The cable had been recently replaced.
“All the suspects aged between 20 and 31 were detained at Boksburg police station on charges of possession of council stolen cables as well as malicious damage to energy infrastructure in terms of the Energy Infrastructure Act of 2006.”
They were expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, June 15.
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