'Metro worker' found with electrical equipment without authorisation

A man found in possession of council-owned electrical equipment worth R80,000 has been apprehended by the Ekurhuleni metro police.

The suspect, who said he was a city employee, had allegedly been seen with an electrical device after hours, while off-duty, in the Boksburg area. This is according to members of the public who on Tuesday approached metro police officers investigating complaints of a possible land invasion,

They visited a home where the suspect was found in possession of a high voltage fault finder.

He failed to give a clear explanation of signing for the device, said metro police.

He was charged with possession of suspected stolen council/municipal property and is expected to appear in the Boksburg magistrate’s court soon.

Metro police are trying to establish if the suspect is a council employee in the energy department, as he alleges.

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