Woman Arrested In Ekurhuleni For Driving Stolen Volkswagen Polo

Police in Ekurhuleni intercepted and arrested a 33-year-old woman in the Benoni area for being in possession of a car that was reported as hijacked.

Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) said the woman was arrested on Saturday.

“While conducting a stop and search, driver and vehicle fitness operation on Rangeview Road by the R23, EMPD officers stopped a white Volkswagen Polo Vivo sedan, with a single female driver inside the vehicle,” said Thepa.

The EMPD officers requested the driver to provide them with her driver’s licence, which she produced.

Thepa said while inspecting the vehicle, the EMPD officers noticed that there was “something suspicious” on the licence disc of the vehicle.

“A further enquiry on the e-Natis was immediately conducted, to test the VIN number. The results came back positive, indicating to the alert police officers that the vehicle was reported hijacked/robbed with an Atteridgeville case number, in Pretoria,” said Thepa.

Thepa said that the officers explained what they found to the “shocked” female driver, who alleged that she bought the vehicle from someone and has been using it for a while now.

“Officers handcuffed the suspect, who was marched to the Benoni police station. The suspect facing charges of possession of a reported hijacked motor vehicle is expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.”