Network battery thieves caught red handed, Olifantshoek

South African Police Service

Network battery thieves caught red handed, Olifantshoek
Network battery thieves caught red handed, Olifantshoek. Photo: SAPS

On Thursday, 19 April 2018 at around 21:00 members of Visible Police in Olifantshoek arrested two suspects who allegedly tried to steal network batteries.

Police acted immediately after an alarm went off at the site and arrested two male suspects aged between 25 and 35 years who allegedly wanted to escape in a vehicle. Police confiscated the vehicle and charged the suspects with attempted business burglary.

The estimated street value of the battery is R64 000. The suspects should be appearing in the Kathu Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 20 April 2018. The investigation continues.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service