Quick reaction and response for backup from a colleague from SAPS Forensic Services had SAPS members flooding the area of Humewood in search of suspects who stole the wheel caps off a police vehicle.
On Saturday, 16 June 2018 at about 13:40, a member from SAPS Forensics Services was on duty and returning to his vehicle after attending a crime scene in Strand Street when he was informed by a member of the community that two men had stolen the hubcaps off his vehicle.
The men were seen getting into a VW Microbus. The member got into his vehicle and followed them while at the same time requested for assistance from his colleagues. Within minutes, members of SAPS Humewood Crime Prevention Unit, PE K9 Unit and PE Flying Squad joined in the search.
The vehicle was spotted on the N2 and was pulled over by police. Three suspects, aged 36, 41 and 47 were arrested and detained on charges of theft from motor vehicle and possession of suspected stolen property.
The stolen wheel caps were found in the vehicle. The suspects will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 18 June 2018.
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