A resident called the Metro police to complain about a suspicious vehicle parked on the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Winchester Street in Parktown.
According to the chief of Metro police, David Tembe, officers arrived at the location and found a man sleeping in the vehicle. He was arrested and detained at the Parkview Police Station. The interim spokesperson at the police station, Lieutenant Colonel Lesetja Ledwaba said the Parkview police checked out the details of the car in the system.
“They found that the vehicle was stolen in Norwood and it was then taken to the police vehicle pound,” said Ledwaba.
“A case of possession of stolen vehicle was opened.”
Residents are encouraged to continue reporting crime to:
Parkview Police Station 011 067 6000
Metro police 011 758 9621.
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