North West Police Warn People To Be Vigilant When Using Atms
Police in the North West have warned residents to be vigilant when using their bank cards, after two suspects were arrested in two separate incidents in Potchefstroom, for allegedly stealing bank cards.
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sam Tselanyane says during the first incident, a man was withdrawing cash at an ATM when it malfunctioned.
He cancelled the transaction but when his card was returned he realised it was not his. Moments later withdrawals were made from a nearby shop.
The victim went to view the CCTV footage at the shop and a few days later spotted the same man in town and alerted the police.
Tselanyane explains, "In a second unrelated incident, Potchefstroom Crime Prevention members were on patrol around town when they received a look-out for a suspicious looking Mini Cooper vehicle. The vehicle was spotted driving on the Dr James Moroka Avenue and members pulled it over. Upon conducting a search on the vehicle and driver, police found numerous bank cards hidden in the drivers underwear and he could not give a satisfactory account of those cards. As a result, he was also arrested and his vehicle was confiscated. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is also on trial in Gauteng for the same offence.
