By Lerato Serero

VANDERBIJLPARK. - Swift reaction from the Vanderbijlpark SAPS led to the arrest of a perjury suspect on Friday afternoon.

It is alleged that the employee of a local businessman reported a housebreaking and theft case at the Vanderbijlpark police station and police reacted swiftly. On their arrival on the scene they found the complainant at an empty house in Well Street. Police spokesperson Inspector Kinnie Steyn says, "What caught their attention was a bakkie parked in front of the house with the alleged stolen kitchen cupboards and a stove on it".

It is alleged that the complainant then failed to provide a reasonable explanation on how the stolen goods got on to the bakkie and was subsequently arrested on charges of housebreaking, theft and perjury. The value of the goods is reported to be R40 000. Steyn adds that the same suspect has reported a total of five similar cases between June 2008 and October 2008 and that the total amount of money for the goods stolen then was R66 000. All those cases have been reopened for investigation, as it is suspected that these cases were reported to lodge false insurance cases.

The suspect appeared at the Vanderbijlpark magistrate's court and was granted bail of R1 000. He will appear again on September 15.

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