Taxi driver to the rescue
2008-08-30 18:29
Johannesbuyg - Two smash and grab thieves have been arrested after they were caught breaking into a car in Wynberg, Johannesburg police said on Friday.
Inspector Moses Maphakela said a taxi driver and four passengers saw the two men breaking into a car and snatching a handbag at the intersection of the Old Pretoria Road and Tora Crescent about 22:00 on Thursday.
They chased after them, caught them and called the police.
"The two were not assaulted," he said.
They pair - aged 26 and 30 - were due to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on a charge of theft out of a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property, Maphakela said.
- SAPA