Watch: Randfontein Truck battery thief caught on camera..See Video in comments
Yusuf Abramjee, a prominent South African anti-crime activist, shared CCTV footage of a man stealing a truck battery in Randfontein on March 14, 2026, near Tambotie Mall, urging viewers to identify the suspect via the police hotline 08600 10111.
The two-minute video depicts the thief, dressed in blue overalls, using a cordless drill to access and remove the battery from a parked truck amid suburban buildings and palm trees, though erroneous camera timestamps reading “1970-01-01” sparked humorous replies about the suspect’s supposed vintage.
Witness says he was later caught and given a merciless beaten
This case reflects broader truck theft trends in South Africa, where 1,976 hijackings occurred in 2023/24 per SAPS data, straining the logistics sector and amplifying calls for enhanced security like Abramjee’s community-driven alerts.
