Tip-off leads to suspected car thief’s arrest

Ivory Park police spokesperson Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela said police officers from the Gauteng provincial police received a tip-off about suspicious activity at a Tata truck which had been parked on the street.

She said, “Police went to the scene to investigate the truck and they found that the vehicle had been linked to a robbery case in Secunda at the beginning of January.”

Unaware that police were onto him, the suspect arrived at the scene driving a white Ford Laser and parked next to the truck. He was arrested while getting into the truck.

“Police also found that the Ford Laser had been reported stolen in Bronkhorstspruit. A 9mm pistol, with the number filed off, was also confiscated from the suspect,” said Sekgobela.