Hillbrow — Five suspects were arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) IIOC Undercover Reaction Unit for attempted theft of critical infrastructure in Hillbrow.
According to JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla, officers received information about suspects who were allegedly stealing an electrical transformer at a building on Kapteijn and Twist Street on Thursday.
After the officers made their way to the given location, they found the suspects disconnecting the transformer.
“The suspects were questioned on their dubious conduct. Whilst interviewing the suspects, it was discovered that one of them is a City Power official and another suspect is a City Power subcontractor,” Fihla said.
He said that the City Power official allegedly hired the other suspects to assist him in taking the transformer, promising to pay them after the completion of the job.
The suspects were arrested and detained at Hillbrow police station.
They will appear in court soon.
Three vehicles used in the commission of the crime, a white Nissan NP200 and two Nissan trucks, one with a City Power logo displayed on it were seized and booked in at the SAPS Aeroton pound.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
