Videos on social media showed suspects uprooting and stealing copper cables in Reiger Park, right in front of the local police station ReigerPark CableTheft Police
Commenting on Wednesday’s incident, Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said the group of men ran in different directions when officers and Public Order Policing members arrived at the scene.
However, Pastor Andrew Lee, a member of the Reiger Park steering committee and church leader told The Citizen, officers did very little about the cable theft outside their station.“The police stood on the spot while they were digging next to the station. They could have arrested at least the guys that were actually extracting the cable. They could have had faster response from the regional office because they are aware of this.
Lee said cable theft is a chronic problem in Reiger Park and the community has been complaining about cables being stolen – allegedly by
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