Police officer and son
caught red-handed
Police official and his son arrested in connection
with stealing sheep from Goodhope farm.
Thobile
Mlangeni | 5 August 2014 06:00
MBOMBELA-
A warrant officer and his son appeared before the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court on
allegations of stock theft.
This
follows incident that occurred on August 2 in Ermelo whereby a police received
information about people who have stolen sheep and were travelling in a silver
Ford Ranger bakkie.”
The
police then intensified their patrols on the lookout of the vehicle in question
and spotted and stopped it in town for a search,”said Brid Selvy Mohlala.
Police
found five carcases of sheep at the back of the bakkie whiloe its occupants W/O
Themba Kuhlaze (43) and his son Mxolisi Shabalala (27) were arrested on spot.
“Further
probe uncovered that Kuhlaze had no authority to use the vehicle which was
identified as a police vehicle allocated to the Vehicle Identification Unit in
Ermelo,”he continued.
It was
also revealed that the sheep were stolen from Good Hope Farm in Ermelo.
The two
were apprehended and charged with stock theft.
Major
General Nogwanya explicitly condemns the alleged acts by Kuhlaze and his son.
He reiterated his warning to the police that no one is above the law. He also
applauded the police who after receiving information, operationalised it
effectively and arrested their own.
He
further thanked the public for the tip off as it assisted the police to arrest
the suspects.
Both
suspects were remanded in custody and will appear again in court on August 15.
