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A car thief learned the hard way after he was sentenced to six years of imprisonment by the Regional Court in Mokopane on Tuesday 30 January.
The 34-year-old Tshepo Gabriel Ranoto was arrested in July 2023 after the Police found him in possession of a white Nissan Navara Club Cab, which was stolen during a house robbery in Mokopane. He was arrested at Ga-Rakgoatha Village in the Zebediela District, according to Col Malesela Ledwaba, the provincial spokesperson.
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Detective WO Mafiwa Nkwana of the Mokopane Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit successfully investigated the case. The court declared Ranoto unfit to possess a firearm as well.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Maj Genl Jan Scheepers, welcomed the court outcome, pointing out that this will serve as a deterrent and a reminder that crime does not pay.