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- Two people have been arrested in Cape Town on charges of fraud, theft and possession of stolen property.
- The couple was located through a vehicle allegedly linked to the theft of a motorcycle.
- The defendants appear to have also been linked to two cases of fraud and robbery at guesthouses in the Western Cape.
Two people have been arrested in Cape Town on charges of fraud, theft and possession of allegedly stolen property.
Members of the Brackenfell Flying Squad initially arrested the 32-year-old man and the 40-year-old woman on Wednesday for the alleged theft of a motorcycle.
However, police said they have since linked them to a number of other cases, including fraud and theft.
On Wednesday, members of the Flying Squad spotted a silver Citroën on Voortrekker Road in Bellville around 2:30 p.m. The vehicle was allegedly linked to a motorcycle theft on Tuesday, March 9, at a Brackenfell hospital.
“After confirming with Brackenfell SAPS that this was indeed the vehicle and after they were also able to positively link the suspect, they arrested the man and detained him at Brackenfell SAPS on motorcycle theft charges,” said police spokesman Capt. FC van Wyk.
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Officers followed up on information that the stolen motorcycle could be at an address in Protea Heights.
“Upon arriving at the address at approximately 3:30 p.m., they found the motorcycle on the premises and arrested a 40-year-old woman for possession of stolen property. Then, the members noticed a white Nissan Tida in front of the premises and recalled that this El vehicle was … wanted in a fraud and theft case in Franschhoek, “Van Wyk said.
The woman said the vehicle belonged to her and upon searching it, police found a wig, knives, surgical gloves, keys, remote controls and other implements used to enter the properties.
“One of the keys had a key ring belonging to a guesthouse in Franschhoek. It is alleged that the suspects booked into the guesthouse earlier this month. They paid a large deposit through EFT. They tried to steal the goods in their rooms. but they were molested by security personnel and fled. The deposit transaction was also reversed by the suspects, “Van Wyk said.
Police traced some of the items in the vehicle back to a burglary incident in October 2020 and also linked the two to another case of fraud and robbery at a guest house in Groot Drakenstein.
“The couple is currently in custody for theft of a motorcycle, possession of stolen property, possession of allegedly stolen property, possession of burglary, burglary and robbery implements and also two cases of fraud and robbery. The possibility is being reduced to link them to other cases. investigated, “said Van Wyk.
They were expected to appear in the Kuils River Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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