Man Arrested for Speeding Off Without Paying for R500 Fuel to Appear Before Durban Magistrate’s Court

• One KwaZulu-Natal man's attempt to make off with at least R500 worth of petrol ended in a satisfying arrest
• The man was caught after a Marshall Security armed response officer chased down the man after he sped off without paying
• The would-be petrol thief will appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, 20 December, to face a charge of theft

DURBAN - A Durban man caught trying to make off with R500 worth of petrol will appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on a theft charge.

The fuel theft occurred on Sunday, 18 December, at around 4pm when an armed response officer from Marshall Security witnessed a commotion while parked at a petrol station north of Durban.

The officer saw a gold Toyota Avanza speeding away from the fuel station and desperate petrol attendants chasing after the car. The attendants told the officer that the man in the Avanza sped off without paying for fuel and the Marshall Security guard jumped into action.

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The officer chased the thieving motorist until he caught up with the man and held him in custody until Greenwood Park South African Police Services (SAPS) took over, IOL reported.

The managing director of Marshall Security, Tyron Powel, said that the would-be fuel theft and his vehicle were escorted back to the petrol station, where a case of fuel theft was opened against him.

Speaking to TimesLIVE, Police spokesperson Lt-Col Nqobile Gwala revealed the man would appear in the Duban Magistrate's Court to face a theft charge.

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A man and woman targeted the pair near Big Bay. The suspects demanded the pair's possessions; however, the elderly man had left his cell phone at home and said he would give it to them.

The couple were taken into a vehicle and driven to their complex in Parklands, where a security guard noticed suspicious behaviour and started a conversation. According to TimesLIVE, the elderly man screamed for help, but the abductors drove off.

Source: Briefly News