Brass number thieves arrested in Prestondale
The suspects said they were selling the brass numbers to a scrap dealer outside the area.
TWO suspects were arrested on Thursday afternoon after they were caught red-handed stealing brass house numbers from a home in Prestondale.
According to Shaun Russouw of Visec Security, the suspects had stolen numbers from a home on Maple Close.
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In the past the Durban North police station has warned of brass metal thieves targeting homes in and around the policing precinct.
“The suspects were found in possession of a number of brass numbers and admitted they had taken the items from a home on Maple Close and had been targeting homes in the area. According to information presented by the suspects they were selling the pieces to a scrap metal dealer outside the area,” he said.
The suspects were handed over to the Durban North SAPS.
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