{"id":211879,"date":"2019-07-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211879\/stolen-vehicle-recovered-wadeville-licensing-department-employee-arrested\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T09:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T07:25:27","slug":"stolen-vehicle-recovered-wadeville-licensing-department-employee-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/17\/stolen-vehicle-recovered-wadeville-licensing-department-employee-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen vehicle recovered, Wadeville Licensing Department employee arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Toyota Quantum minibus was stolen in February this year in Kempton Park.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the EMPD Community Liaison Unit (CLU) received information from a vehicle-tracking company last Monday at 5pm, that the vehicle was parked in the yard of a house in Leondale.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Metro police officers and tracking company officials raced to the given address and located the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe owner of the house claimed that the white Toyota Quantum belonged to his girlfriend,\u201d said Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesperson for the EMPD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe recovered vehicle was reportedly stolen from Thrifty Car Rental in Pomona, Kempton Park, and in-depth investigations are underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/210395\/husband-and-wife-arrested-for-allegedly-dealing-in-narcotics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Husband and wife arrested for allegedly dealing in narcotics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/210076\/thirty-five-year-old-suspect-behind-bars-for-drug-dealing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thirty-five-year-old suspect behind bars for drug dealing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old homeowner, who is an employee of the metro as a senior examiner of vehicles at the Wadeville Licensing Department, was arrested and detained at the Alberton Police Station on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The recovered vehicle was taken to the SAPS Benoni Van Ryn Deep pound for further investigation and safekeeping.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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