Members of the South African Police Service in Steytlerville successfully clamped down on criminal activities in their station precinct late on Wednesday, 22 April 2020, at 23:25, when they apprehended a 19-year-old suspect, who allegedly broke into a house on a farm in the Steytlerville district.
An alert worker notified the SAPS, who responded immediately to the complaint with the assistance of the local detectives. The suspect was found in possession of liquor, cash and food that was allegedly taken from the house after it was broken into.
Police followed up on further information and two more suspects, ages 17 and 33, were arrested at 09:00 on the morning of 23 April 2020. The three suspects are due to appear in the Steytlerville Regional Court on Friday, 24 April 2020, on a charge of burglary.
The acting Uitenhage Cluster Commander, Brigadier Ronald Koll thanked the community for alerting the police and commended the police officials for the good work which led to the confiscation of the suspected stolen property and the successful apprehension of the suspects.
Brigadier Koll said: “This success can be attributed to our network of informers combined with targeted and effective deployment of our operational resources that are in line with our Back-to-Basics approach”.
The SAPS wants to encourage the community to work with the SAPS in reducing crime and they appeal to the community to provide valuable information that will lead to the arrest of those involved in crime.
Let us share information and support each other in the fight against crime by contacting Crime Stop on 08600 10111. The MySAPS app is also available for South African citizens to download onto their smartphones from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
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