Vehicle stolen from police station recovered

The vehicle was later recovered at a lodge .


Two suspects who allegedly stole a vehicle from an Mpumalanga police station made a brief appearance before the Acornhoek Magistrate’s Court and will be appearing soon once investigations are concluded, Letaba Herald reports.

“The police received information about a suspicious vehicle that was parked outside a house in Green Valley, Acornhoek and rushed to the scene only to find the vehicle at a lodge in Acornhoek,” stated the Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Mtsholi Mbembe.

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It is alleged that following the arrest, the police discovered that the same kombi was stolen from inside the police station.

A case of the possession of a stolen motor vehicle and theft was opened against the two suspects.

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