The men, aged between 35 and 45, were arrested for a business burglary of a cell shop at the Spruitview Shopping Centre in the early hours of the morning. The unknown suspects broke into the shop and ransacked it of Samsung and Huawei cellphones, HP laptops and other goods estimated to be valued about R70 000.
According to Const Ntombikayise Ngcobo, spokesperson for the Germiston Flying Squad, it is alleged the tracking company received a panic signal from one of the cellphones that were stolen from the shop.
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“The signal led police to Roodekop Street in Rondebult.
“Upon arrival at the address, the police found a black BMW X5, which was parked inside the premises, while a white Jetta and red Citi Golf were parked outside the yard,” said Ngcobo.
“The police suspects offloading goods, which turned out to be the stolen loot from the cellphone shop at the Spruitview Shopping Centre. When they saw the police cars approaching, they abandoned the loot and fled the scene on foot.
“Members of the police and e-Tracker entered the premises and found three more suspects inside the house with more cellphones, also believed to be stolen. An investigation was conducted and it was discovered the suspects who fled were in possession of the undisclosed amount of stolen cash and some of the cellphones.
“More stolen cellphones were found inside the BMW.
“All the suspects are believed to have been out on bail for various crimes at the time of this arrest,” said Ngcobo.
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All three arrested suspects appeared in the local magistrate’s courts. The search for their accomplices continues.
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