Municipal employee arrested for stolen trailer wheels
According to a statement released by the City of Ekurhuleni, a municipal employee was arrested by the EMPD and stolen items were recovered on February 3 in Vosloorus.
The EMPD crime-fighting unit recently arrested a 26-year old man in Moagi Street inside the parks department’s yard for allegedly stealing two trailer wheels with tyres valued at R12 000.
According to EMPD acting spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng, the site manager who was monitoring CCTV cameras noticed two staff members who were tasked to cut the grass at the Vosloorus Stadium loosening wheels of a parked one-ton trailer registered under the City Parks Department.
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“The manager immediately notified the EMPD and the two were cornered. One suspect managed to flee on foot,” Mokheseng said.
The arrested man faces charges of theft and tampering with municipal property and the vehicle used was also confiscated and taken to the EMPD yard for safekeeping. The hunt is on for the one who got away.
The detained suspect is expected to appear in the Vosloorus Magistrate’s Court soon.
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