Battery theft suspects nabbed in Greenwood Park

BATTERY theft incidents have been on the rise, so when security officers from Marshall Security and the Greenwood Park Crime Prevention Unit apprehended two suspects in Greenwood Park on Monday evening, it was music to their ears. 

Batteries from Telkom’s Openserve network connectivity boxes have been stolen around the Greenwood Park and Durban North areas recently.

“Acting on intelligence received, two suspects were apprehended. They are wanted for several battery theft cases in Greenwood Park and other Durban North areas,” said Marshall Security’s Tyron Powell.

“With battery theft incidents on the rise over the past couple weeks, our operations teams and policing authorities had been on high alert. Then with information received on Monday, the suspects’ vehicle was finally spotted travelling on the N2 South freeway,” said Powell.

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After a short chase officers stopped the vehicle on the M1 Higginson Highway where two suspects, one of which was a foreign national, were arrested.

“Upon searching the vehicle, two batteries from Telkom’s Openserve network connectivity boxes, together with break-in implements, were found in the vehicle,” said Powell.

Further investigations led the teams to the Risecliff area, where more stolen batteries and solar panels were recovered. It is unknown at this stage where the batteries and solar panels were stolen from, but it would form part of further police investigations.

Both suspects and stolen items were taken to the Greenwood Park Police station for further processing.