Another motorcycle was stolen in Miramar this week but a chase through William Moffett Expressway ended with a suspect standing idle after being surrounding by police and private security.
After motorcycles worth almost a million rand were stolen in Gqeberha earlier this month, Tuesday saw the arrest of a 29-year-old foreign national believed to be part of motorcycle theft syndicate, according to Citywide security director Stephen Moore.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said at about 1.45am, the motorcycle owner’s alarm went off at his Godlonton Avenue home and upon further investigation he noticed that his BMW motorcycle had been stolen out of the garage.
“SAPS members received information that the motorcycle was travelling towards the freeway in Cotswold,” she said.
“The members chased the vehicle involved into the quarry.
“At the entrance they found the BMW motorcycle and they also found a light delivery vehicle and arrested one suspect.”
Moore said before the earlier morning arrest, they were notified of suspicious behaviour and noticed on CCTV camera footage that an unfamiliar Nissan bakkie was roaming the area.
“We then picked up the vehicle travelling along William Moffett and a chase ensued to the Westering quarry.
“And when we got there, there was only the bakkie.
“A little while later, as police were waiting in the distance for a tow truck to arrive, a man returned to the bakkie and he was then arrested by police.”
He said the man was thought to be part of a larger syndicate.
“I can only surmise that they get their information from someone working in the area.”
Janse van Rensburg said the suspect would appear in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court during the week on charges of stealing a motorcycle.
The Herald
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