Suspect nabbed for fraud in Ormonde

A 42-year-old male suspect was arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Undercover Reaction Unit for fraud in Ormonde.

On Tuesday 01 November 2022, whilst on patrol in the Crown Mines area officers spotted a suspicious blue Audi A4 with Zimbabwean registration plates.

Officers stopped the vehicle at Crownwood Road and Northern Parkway in Ormonde where they conducted an inquiry into the vehicle. It was discovered that the vehicle was not stolen or hijacked, but it was initially registered with a Limpopo registration.

Officers proceeded to the JMPD Wemmer Complex depot to conduct a further inquiry which confirmed the information earlier received.

The suspect was arrested for fraud and he was detained at Booysens SAPS. The vehicle was seized and booked at the JMPD pound for a numberplate investigation.

Issued by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s Communications Unit