WELTEVREDENPARK - Yesterday EC Security Armed Response Unit received a tip off regarding smoke coming from a greenbelt area in Radiokop. We then swiftly dispatched members of our Armed Response Unit to the area to investigate and follow up on the tip off received. Our Armed Response Officers arrived on the scene and quickly began investigating. Suspects were found stripping / removing plastic insulation from copper cable that they had stolen.
The suspects, caught by surprise by our vigilant officers, were quickly apprehended and brought to justice as our Armed Response Officers managed to arrest one of the cable thieves. The captured criminal was then handed over to the Honeydew SAPS who also took the cable as evidence against them. Cable as taken by SAPS Honeydew.
We would like to thank the community for their assistance and we are always willing to assist the SAPS as we have done in the past and will continue to do in the future.
CABLE THEFT A REALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
The almost 3000 incidents of cable theft a year is resulting in R30-million in losses for the city of Johannesburg. Joburg’s City Power department is battling to keep cable theft under control.
In 2013 40% of all power outages were as a result of cable theft. That number increased in November and December 2013 to 60%. R30-million is being spent a year replacing infrastructure.
Some of the hotspot areas for example are Kya Sands, Honeydew, Kliptown, Lenasia, Blairgowrie, Craighall Park, Crosby, Mayfair.
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