Wanted gate battery thief arrested in Farningham Ridge
The man was caught stealing a gate battery on CCTV footage earlier that day.
A MAN, who is wanted in connection with the theft of gate batteries, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in Farningham Ridge by a Blue Security armed response officer.
Information and a description of the suspect was circulated earlier that day as the man was seen putting his hands through the gate of a property and removing a battery from the gate’s motor.
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“The observant armed-response officer was patrolling in Farningham Ridge when he recognised the man from the video footage viewed earlier in the day,” said Blue Security community and media liaison officer, Andreas Mathios.
The man was eventually apprehended on the M7. Pinetown SAPS attended the scene and detained the alleged gate battery thief.
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