{"id":44465,"date":"2024-10-30T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/midnight-cable-thief-caught-red-handed-by-law-enforcement-on-cape-towns-m5-20241029\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:04:32","slug":"midnight-cable-thief-caught-red-handed-by-law-enforcement-on-cape-towns-m5-20241029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/midnight-cable-thief-caught-red-handed-by-law-enforcement-on-cape-towns-m5-20241029\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight cable thief caught red-handed by law enforcement on Cape Town\u2019s M5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cape Town law enforcement officers apprehended a man attempting to steal cable near Kenilworth. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The suspect, from Heinz Park, was caught with tools used in the theft and faces charges. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The incident highlights ongoing infrastructure theft challenges affecting essential services across the city.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>City law enforcement officers patrolling the M5 near the Kenilworth Racecourse, a known hotspot for cable theft, apprehended a suspect engaged in cutting and removing essential infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately midnight, officers noticed two male suspects in a trench, actively severing and extracting sections of cable. 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