{"id":24556,"date":"2020-04-19T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?p=24556"},"modified":"2020-04-20T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:59:19","slug":"three-suspects-arrested-for-theft-of-diesel-at-verkykerskop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/three-suspects-arrested-for-theft-of-diesel-at-verkykerskop\/","title":{"rendered":"Three suspects arrested for theft of diesel at Verkykerskop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
FREE STATE \u2013 Three\nsuspects aged between 37 and 39 have been arrested for alleged theft of diesel\nand tampering or destroy of essential infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday an employee of\nTransnet was sent to Verkykerskop to investigate the possible tampering of a\nvalve. On his arrival he established that the block cover was damaged and\nthe there was plenty of diesel spillage at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noticed that there\nwere tyre tracks at the gate and immediately went to the local Verkykerskop\nSAPS to open a case. Later in the day the SAPS stopped a truck which was\nbeing escorted by a bakkie. Whilst questioning the occupants of the truck,\nthe driver of the bakkie approached the SAPS members and attempted to bribe\nthem and they were arrested and detained on the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truck and trailer,\nthe van and the stolen diesel with a combined value of R2.4 million have been\nseized. The suspects are expected in the Cornelia District Court today<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FREE STATE \u2013 Three suspects aged between 37 and 39 have been arrested for alleged theft of diesel and tampering or destroy of essential infrastructure. On Friday an employee of Transnet was sent to Verkykerskop to investigate the possible tampering of a valve. On his arrival he established that the block cover was damaged and the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n