ABERDEEN NEWS — A case of stock theft was opened on Monday after three Dorpers, valued between R6 000 and R7 000, were slaughtered on a farm belonging to JP Smit.

The investigation is still in progress as the police are following up on leads received.

Residents are reminded not to leave garden equipment outside after a hosepipe was stolen from the tap at a house in Darling Street last Sunday.

A case of reckless and negligent driving was opened after a kudu bumped a police vehicle on the N9 last Tuesday. The vehicle was travelling from Willowmore towards Aberdeen when a large number of kudus came from the left side of the road and went across the road. The driver, fortunately, avoided hitting any of the animals, but one bumped into the vehicle.

Two window frames and a 9kg gas cylinder were taken from a house in Bongelethu Street, Thembalesizwe sometime on Monday or Tuesday. A window of the backyard flat, where the goods were stored, was broken.

Three men were arrested for possession of suspected stolen property on Thursday after they were seen by a police patrol walking with nine sheets of zinc roofing in Thembalesizwe.

A usual case of theft was open after sheep and goats were found grazing at the cemetery on the farm Vlakplaas without permission.

A 24-year-old man from Lotusville who is on parole after a conviction for robbery in 2016, and has another pending case of robbery against him, escaped from police custody on Sunday whilst being questioned at the station in connection with three more robberies and a case of assault.

Fortunately, Sgt Mbaduli, who was assisting the investigating officer, chased after the suspect and quickly caught him. A case of assisting a suspect to escape has been opened against the investigating officer.

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