In the past five years, $800,000 worth of copper stolen has been stolen from interstate lights, leaving large sections of Mississippi roadways in the dark.
Three suspects were arrested for possession of property suspected to be stolen on Sunday 9 January 2022. The Police were conducting their routine patrols at about 05:00 when they noticed three African Males carrying bags that looked heavy on them. When the suspects saw a police van they became more suspicious and walked more quickly […]
3 March 2021 – A 23-year-old man is due to appear before the Durban Magistrates Court today on charges of tampering and damaging essential infrastructure.
His arrest follows a multi-disciplinary operation that was conducted yesterday in Clairwood. The team was busy conducting observations at Amanzamnyama Informal Settlement near Jacobs Railway line when they spotted a man that was busy burning copper cables suspected to be Transnet property.
The suspect attempted to flee the scene upon seeing the police. He was pursued by police and nabbed with stolen copper cable. The copper cables were identified as the property of Transnet.
“This arrest proves that police are determined to root-out copper cable theft and deal decisively with those who are destroying essential infrastructure,” said the Acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Major General Thulani Gonya.
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