Two arrested for stealing four Pikitup bins worth over R200 000

Two suspects have been arrested and charged with theft for stealing four skip bins from the waste management company, Pikitup.

Shortly after the arrest of the second suspect, 10 more skip bins were found in his yard, making the total stolen bins, 14 – and they are all said to be worth over R200 000.

According to a statement released by the City of Johannesburg, a Pikitup employee managed to stop the theft of the skip bins in the Johannesburg Central Business district after stopping a truck that was loading the bins. “The employee inquired as to why the truck was loading Pikitup’s skip bins since only trucks belonging to Pikitup are permitted to load the skips bins.”

According to the employee, the driver of the truck informed him that he was given permission by Pikitup to collect the bins for disposal purposes. “The letter of authority that the truck driver produced was written in a fake Pikitup letterhead and the contact details used in the letter were not that of the waste management company. The fake letter also stated that an employee of Pikitup authorised the disposal of the skip bins. However, they were found to have used a Pikitup employee’s details fraudulently,” read the statement.

“I welcome the arrests and thank the Pikitup employee for safeguarding company property. Ultimately, this is the property of all who live in Johannesburg, and we all need to ensure that it does not end up in the wrong hands,” said Pikitup in a statement.

The City said that it will continue to work towards ensuring the safekeeping of the infrastructure in order to deliver quality services to the residents.

The City urges residents to assist Pikitup and the City at large by reporting any suspicious activities to the City’ Anti-Corruption Hotline at 0800 002 587.

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