THE Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has arrested a 42-year-old suspect for fraud in Ormonde.
The man, who was driving a suspicious blue Audi A4 with a Zimbabwean registration plate, was arrested by the Undercover Reaction Unit on Tuesday, 1 November.
According to JMPD spokesman Xolani Fihla, members of the unit were patrolling in the Crown Mines area when they spotted a suspicious blue Audi A4 with a Zimbabwean registration plate.
“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,” said Fihla.
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The suspect was arrested for fraud, and he was detained at Booysens cop shop.
The vehicle was seized and booked at the JMPD pound for a number plate investigation.
Meanwhile, the JMPD conducted an awareness campaign along with the Johannesburg Roads Agency, Emergency Medical Service, and the Department of Transport and Community Safety focusing on trucks using the Doreen and Hendrick Potgieter roads in Roodepoort on Wednesday, 2 November.
During this campaign truck drivers were instructed not to use Doreen Road just after Hendrick Potgieter to prevent roll overs and accidents.
Issuing fines was the order of the day.
