LIMPOPO – Following a cyber crime related incident reported in the Tzaneen Policing area, police have made a breakthrough by recovering a stolen motor vehicle in the Artherstone Village near Acornhoek in Mpumalanga.
This, after a woman’s motor vehicle was stolen by her ‘Facebook Lover’ on Sunday, 17 June, at a lifestyle shopping centre in Tzaneen.
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According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngope, a white Toyota Tazz was also found parked in the yard where the stolen vehicle was found. The Tazz had no registration plates on it.
“Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen in Kempton Park in Gauteng,” he added.
Ngoepe says in the process of recovering the vehicles, the suspect managed to evade arrest and he is still on the run but says police are hot on his heels.
“The South African Police Service are once more advising social media users, especially women to avoid any type of relationship through these platforms in order to prevent these types of incidents from happening,” Ngoepe urged.
The suspect, who uses different aliases is still on the run and no arrest has been made but anyone with information which can lead to his arrest is urged to contact Colonel Jabulani Ngobeni at 082 451 7169; the crime stop number 0860010111; the crime line SMS 32211 or the nearest police station.
