Suspect arrested while off-loading stolen copper on Old Pretoria Road
ALEXANDRA – Malatjie said the suspect claimed to have been offered a temporary job by those who ran away and he did not know them.
The police have arrested one suspect while others are still at large after they were found off-loading a truck that was filled with copper which had allegedly been stolen somewhere else.
According to Captain Stephen Malatjie, spokesperson at Alexandra Police Station, “On 8 July 2018 at around 1pm, our members received a tip-off about a suspicious truck along Old Pretoria Road.
“Upon their arrival, they found guys off-loading stuff and when they saw the police, they ran away. One of them was arrested. Checking the cargo, the police discovered a large quantity of copper covered by plastic bags.”
Malatjie said the suspect claimed to have been offered a temporary job by those who ran away and he did not know them.
The suspect briefly appeared in Alexandra Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody, pending further investigation.
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