Four men were arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle in Matholesville on Thursday 27 March, Roodepoort Police spokesperson Nonhlanhla Khumalo confirmed on Friday 28 March.
Police officers were performing their duties in Matholesville on Thursday afternoon when they came across a suspicious vehicle and decided to investigate and searched the silver VW Polo Vivo. Khumalo confirmed that the vehicle was connected to a Meadowlands (Soweto) case pertaining to a hijacking. The four men, all between the ages of 22 and 30, were arrested immediately.
“The men were taken to the Roodepoort Police Station for further questioning,” Khumalo told the Record.
“We later confirmed that the vehicle also was involved in two armed robbery cases.”
Khumalo explained that both the armed robbery cases were in the Roodepoort area and surrounds – one in Tshepisong and the other in Snap Street, Horizon View.
