EMPD officers and stakeholders from various law enforcement agencies intercepted three men who were trying to steal electrical cables in Vulcania South on January 24 at about 01:10.
Members received information from patrolling private security personnel about three men digging a trench in the field on 10th Street.
According to EMPD spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, the law enforcers cornered the trio, who were unlawfully digging a ditch just above where an 11kv electrical copper cable is secured.
The three suspects, in their 30s, attempted to flee but were apprehended after a brief chase.
A pickaxe, a shovel and a utility knife were recovered on the scene.
The handcuffed suspects, facing a charge of tampering with essential infrastructure, were marched to the Brakpan police station and will soon appear in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court.
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