Four nabbed for housebreaking in Magalies
Magaliesburg Police arrested four men for housebreaking and theft on a farm in Rietpoort.
Dedicated detectives from Magaliesburg arrested four men for housebreaking and theft on a Rietpoort farm.
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Sergeant Kgomotso Mogwere from the Magaliesburg police said that the four men, aged between 18 and 31, was arrested on Thursday morning, January 19.
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The four men allegedly broke into a house at about 16:30 on Monday, January 16 and stole a number of belongings.
The Magaliesburg Police opened a case and started their investigation. Then, on Thursday, the detectives traced the suspects to a house in the Rietpoort squatter camp.
They found the four men at the home and when they searched the residents they found clothes, electrical appliances, blankets, tools, a water pump, electronics and groceries that could be linked to the case.
The men were placed under arrest and will be appearing in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court.
