3 Men Driving Mercedes Benz Try to Steal Petrol from Fuel Tanker Parked at Police Station in Gauteng

• Police have arrested three men who were brave enough to try to steal petrol from a fuel tanker in Gauteng
• The men arrived at the Brackendowns police station where the tanker was parked driving a Mercedes Benz
• South Africans found it hilarious that the men committed a crime at a police station but were not surprised by the act

JOHANNESBURG - Three men who were daring enough to attempt to rob a fuel truck that was parked at a police station have been arrested.

The brazen petrol theft attempt took place at Brackendowns police station in the Gauteng province on Wednesday, 22 December.

According to TimesLIVE, the tanker was parked at the police station temporarily because of an ongoing investigation of theft at Transnet.

Warrant Officer Gerhard Cornelius, the provincial spokesperson, says the tanker contained around 9 000 litres of petrol. Transnet officials also tried to drain the fuel but were unable to get all of it.

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The next day, the three robbers arrived at the police station driving a Mercedes Benz minibus. The men made it seem as though they were trying to take a closer look at the fuel tanker, however, they were actually stealing fuel, reports News24.

The men were subsequently arrested after a police officer realised that they were tampering with the fuel tanker and pumping out petrol.

South Africans are not surprised by the robbery attempt

Taking social media, South Africans seem not too shocked that people tried to steal fuel from a tanker that was parked at a police station. Here are a few comments:

@mokete_molatudi said:

"A police station was robbed not long ago, so not surprised."

@drknwitallsa said:

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"Nothing is safe at any police station - drugs, cars."

@Nkosinathinnn said:

"Parked where??"

@MhofuErnest said:

"These criminals don't give a ...."

SA bamboozled as video shows robbery in driveway of home

In other crime-related news, Briefly News previously reported that another video doing the rounds on social media has South Africans feeling uneasy and on the edge of their seats as the festive season goes into fifth gear ahead of Christmas celebrations at the weekend.

A 45-second clip that captures the occupant of a vehicle getting robbed at the driveway of their home was shared on Twitter by social cohesion advocate and anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee using his @Ambramjee handle. It has since drawn loud reactions from locals on the microblogging platform.

The caption read:

"Robbery: Steenbrass Avenue Lenasia Ext 8 JHB."

The grainy video shows a light delivery vehicle (LDV) stationed at the gate of a home before another car appears coming up behind it in the frame.

Source: Briefly News