A 20-year-old man was recently handed over to the Primrose police by a Malvern East company’s security guard.
The man was charged with business break-in with the intent to steal.
“The security guard alleged that he received a call from his employer alerting him to the fact that there were three people on the premises.
“When he arrived he saw three men surrounding one of the cars parked in the yard,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
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When they saw him they started running in different directions.
“He chased them and managed to catch one,” said Maome.
The suspect allegedly confessed that he and the other suspects were there to steal car batteries and tyres, as they had done before.
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“A pair of side cutters, a jack and wheel spanner were found in the man’s possession,” said Maome.
He was handed over to police without injury.
He was detained at the Primrose Police Station and has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
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