Oops! Same bike stolen twice within minutes
Jeffreys Bay police in the Eastern Cape have arrested two men for allegedly stealing the same bicycle within ten minutes -- in two separate incidents.
Sergeant Majola Nkohli says police responded to a complaint of housebreaking in progress in Kwagga Street, Jeffreys Bay at about 1pm yesterday.
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At the scene, police were given a description of a suspect who stole a bicycle from the garage.
Police spotted the man about 3km away from the scene. When he spotted the police, he dropped the bicycle and fled towards a nearby informal settlement.
Police cornered him and arrested him moments later.
As police returned to the spot, where the bicycle was dropped, they realised that it was missing.
However, the mountain bike's tyre tracks led police to the nearest shack, where a bicycle was found. Another man was arrested for possession of stolen property.
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The two men aged 22 and 26 are due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court today on charges of theft, housebreaking and possession of suspected stolen property.
