Ekurhuleni police recovered a stolen silver Isuzu bakkie, in the Tsakane area, after it was reported stolen in Limpopo.
Spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa said the bakkie was found idling, with its keys in the ignition.
“As EMPD officers were busy with visible patrols, they drove into a suspicious bakkie at the corner of Mokhantso and Gebuza Street. The idling, abandoned Isuzu light delivery vehicle was tactically approached and officers noticed that the keys were hanging in the ignition,” said Thepa.
“The bakkie was thoroughly checked and the results indicated that it was reported stolen, with the registered case number listed at the Groblersdal police station.”
She said the South African Police Service (SAPS) was then called to the scene.
“All the necessary stakeholders including the fingerprints unit were summoned and the recovered light delivery vehicle was later towed to Aeroton police yard for safekeeping. Investigations are continuing,” said Thepa.
On Friday, the publication reported that police in Limpopo had arrested a 36-year-old man after he was allegedly found driving a Toyota Fortuner stolen in Gauteng, heading towards Beitbridge port of entry.
Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, provincial police spokesperson in Limpopo said the popular sport utility vehicle, which is white in colour, was stolen on election day, May 29.
The vehicle was intercepted and recovered in Limpopo on Thursday.
“The provincial anti-smuggling task team in Limpopo conducted a successful operation, intercepting a 36-year-old male suspect who was en-route to Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post,” said Ledwaba.
“The suspect driving a stolen Toyota Fortuner from Gauteng, was apprehended on Thursday morning, June 6, in Matlala policing area outside Polokwane.”
Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the vehicle was stolen on May 29 in Sinoville, Tshwane.
Meanwhile, the provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest and recovery of the Toyota Fortuner.
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