On Wednesday 19 May 2021 at about 09:00 Sergeant Baard, stationed at Kimberley Social Crime Prevention, received a tipoff about people burning copper cables at Samaria Shanties.
He responded assisted by the Sector Manager of Samaria, Sgt Qashu, and others. On arrival, they found the mentioned shanty and saw three suspects around the fire. The suspects started running but they managed to arrest one 27-year-old male. They went back to the fire and found copper cables 153kg in weight and valued at approximately R11 456-00.
A case of tampering with infrastructure was opened. The suspect will appear in court soon.
