The South African Police Service is appealing to the community to assist them in tracing a truck load of motorcycles which were stolen during a recent hijacking at Van Reenen.
On Saturday, 7 March 2015, a truck driver had stopped at the Van Reenen Truck Stop when he was confronted by three suspects. They took his truck which they drove to the Bluebank area where a container was broken open and 6 motorcycles imported from Italy were stolen.
The motorcycles are all marked on the petrol tank with the word “Beta”. They are off-road motorcycles and are not available for sale in South Africa as yet. This stolen load was the first of their kind to arrive in the country.
Anyone who has seen these motorcycles or has been offered to them for sale are requested to contact Major Jan Van Straten from Ladysmith SAPS at 036 638 3410/ 082 558 1091 or crime Stop on 08600 10111. All information received will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.