Public role-players and private stakeholders crime prevention collaboration leads to arrest of stock theft suspects. Image source: SAPS
During the early hours of the morning, Sunday 30 June 2024 members of different Agricultural Unions who were busy with White-Lights patrols noticed suspicious movements in Tierpoort farming area. The team held observation until they witnessed stolen livestock being loaded in a motor vehicle.
The motor vehicle fitting the description given; a White Toyota Tazz was pulled over at about 10:30. Four males occupied the suspected vehicle when the police stopped and searched for possible stolen property. Two heads of sheep; one slaughtered and one alive were found covered with blue jackets on the back of the motor vehicle. Another sheep was loaded inside the boot of the vehicle.
The police interrogated the suspects who had no permit to transport livestock, had no proof of ownership and couldn’t explain where the animals were taken from. Two different cases; Possession of stolen property and Stock theft were opened at Parkweg and Tierpoort Police Stations respectively. The suspects aged between 26 and 36 were arrested and kept in police custody. They will appear in Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Tuesday 2 July 2024.The views of authors published on South Africa Today are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of South Africa Today. By viewing, visiting, using, or interacting with SouthAfricaToday.net, you are agreeing to all the provisions of the