{"id":223611,"date":"2019-11-15T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223611\/flying-squad-members-arrest-man-in-possession-of-stolen-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T08:18:42","slug":"flying-squad-members-arrest-man-in-possession-of-stolen-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/15\/flying-squad-members-arrest-man-in-possession-of-stolen-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Squad members arrest man in possession of stolen vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston Flying Squad members were in a chase with the driver of a stolen white bakkie recently.<\/p>\n

The chase took place from Boksburg to Moshoeshoe section, in Katlehong, and ended with the driver of the vehicle crashing into a fence at the Lindelani Train Station.<\/p>

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The officers received a complaint about the 1400 bakkie that was allegedly stolen at a mall in Lambton.<\/p>\n

Information received was that the bakkie had been spotted driving around Boksburg.<\/p>

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\u201cThey travelled to Boksburg and found the bakkie and signalled to the driver to pull over,\u201d said Const Ntombikayise Ngcobo, communications officer for the Germiston Flying Squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver did not stop. He continued driving recklessly and the officers gave chase.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspect drove the bakkie to Katlehong and thought he had given the police the slip in the traffic.<\/p>\n

However, police vehicles were waiting for him and as he tried to escape in the Moshoeshoe section he failed to drive properly around a sharp curve in the road and hit the fence at the train station.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe police members approached the bakkie and found a 27-year-old man inside it,\u201d said Ngcobo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey helped the man out of the bakkie and called for medical assistance for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was then arrested on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man is due to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon, and the vehicle was taken to the SAPS Van Ryn Deep pound in Benoni.<\/p>\n

The Germiston Flying Squad\u2019s acting unit commander, Capt Rhodes Moss, commended the members for the arrest and gave a stern warning to criminals that police members will have a zero tolerance approach this festive season in the fight against crime and in ensuring the safety of South African citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of the public are encouraged to download the MySAPSApp on any iPhone or android to have easy access to the police to, among others, provide tip-offs or one may provide information to the SAPS Crime Stop line by calling 086 00 10111.<\/p>\n

\u201cCallers can remain anonymous and all information will be treated in the strictest confidence,\u201d said Ngcobo.<\/p>\n

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