Scrapyard owner running a chop shop arrested
A 48-year-old scrapyard owner, who runs a scrapyard that is also used as a chopping place for stolen or hijacked motor vehicles, was nabbed
A scrapyard owner running a chop shop in Ivory Park, East of Johannesburg was arrested on Tuesday, 27 September for possession of dismantled vehicles.
SCRAPYARD OWNER’S CHOP SHOP STOPPED
Ivory Park SAPS Communications Officer Captain Ben Matimulane said the 48-year-old man, who runs a scrapyard that is also used as a chopping place for stolen or hijacked motor vehicles, was arrested and also charged with bribing two Gauteng Highway Patrol Officers.
“When it became apparently clear to him that his criminal ways have come to a cul de sac, the suspect allegedly tried to bribe the officers with one thousand and one hundred rand. He is allegedly a recipient of stolen and hijacked vehicles,” he said.
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HEAD COP COMMENDS HARD-WORKING POLICE OFFICERS
Ivory Park station commander, Brigadier David Mbongeni Ngcobo, welcomed the arrest of the scrapyard owner for possession of hijacked motor vehicles. He said some of the cars had already been dismantled and were just shells but the police managed to find enough evidence to connect the dots.
“Congratulations to the arresting officers from the Gauteng Highway Patrol Unit and other role players involved such as Ekurhuleni District’s Intelligence Task Team and the Tembisa Tracing Team for having undertaken this successful operation which will surely assist us with solving several trio incidents in Ekurhuleni and, possibly, beyond.”
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According to Matimulane, two of the vehicles were robbed in Crystal Park, one in Ivory Park, while the engine recovered had a Daveyton case number.
Brigadier Ngcobo further hailed the officers for their upright and incorruptible behaviour, saying: “The two constables’ behaviour is in line with our code of conduct”.
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SUSPECT APPEARS IN COURT TODAY
The scrapyard owner appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate Court today, Thursday, 29 September, facing charges relating to his arrest.
This is a developing story.
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