[LISTEN] Polokwane traffic vehicle stolen and stripped for parts
The Toyota Hilux was stolen over the weekend. This is the second incident of this kind in the space of a week
POLOKWANE – The Department of Transport and Community Safety has condemned incidents where state vehicles were stolen and stripped for parts. This condemnation follows the robbery of a vehicle which belongs to the Polokwane Traffic Department from the residence of a provincial traffic inspector on Saturday.
This is the second incident of this kind in the province in the space of a week.
Spokesperson for the department, Joel Seabi says the said vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, was reportedly parked at a residence in Seshego zone 5 when it was stolen. The police recovered the vehicle in extension 44 on Sunday. It had been stripped of parts and was seemingly abandoned.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 26 February an ambulance and it’s crew where hijacked at Stydskraal near Ga-Nchabeleng. The vehicle was later found stripped for parts at Ga-Masemola on Thursday morning. The crew were also found unharmed. Read more: Limpopo ambulance hijacked and stripped for parts
The Department of Transport and Community Safety together with the Department of Health urge anyone with information that can lead to arrests of the person (s) involved in these separate incidents to contact their nearest police station. Alternatively they can also contact the 24-hour Crime Stop number at 086 001 0111.
