{"id":263719,"date":"2025-06-10T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=263719"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:12:40","slug":"four-suspected-stock-thieves-apprehended-and-r15-000-meat-recovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/four-suspected-stock-thieves-apprehended-and-r15-000-meat-recovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Four suspected stock thieves apprehended and R15 000 meat recovered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four men have been apprehended for their involvement in a stock theft incident in the Ventersburg district in the Free State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early hours of 6 June, at around 03:00, vigilant members of the Ventersburg SAPS observed a heavily loaded white bakkie traveling at high speed through the town. The vehicle\u2019s suspicious behavior prompted the officers to pursue it towards the R70 route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;When they brought the vehicle to a halt, the police discovered portions of a cattle carcass concealed under the canopy at the back.&#8221;<\/p><cite>&#8211; Capt. Loraine Earle, Free State SAPS media liaison officer<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Although they temporarily lost sight of the vehicle, it was later intercepted as it approached from the opposite direction. When they brought the vehicle to a halt, the police discovered portions of a cattle carcass concealed under the canopy at the back,&#8221; says Capt. Loraine Earle, Free State media liaison officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver was questioned and alleged that he had been summoned to collect a load. Under further questioning, police persuaded the driver to contact his accomplices, claiming the vehicle had run out of fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strategic waylay was set up, and when two individuals arrived with a petrol can, they were swiftly arrested. Follow-up investigations led to the arrest of a fourth suspect and the discovery of the scene where the animal had been slaughtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tools and items believed to have been used in the commission of the crime were also seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further investigations enabled police to identify the rightful owner of the stolen livestock from a local farm in the Bloubank area. 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