NEWS
Tuesday 15 May 2012
People’s Post Mitchell's Plain Page 3
Illegal mechanical dealer cleared out and cars that were in the process of being stripped for spare parts. Spokesperson for Mitchell’s Plain Police, Constable Jerome Voegt, says the designated second hand goods officer has tried to assist the owner many times to obtain his licence. “The officer visited the owner many times to help him and explained all the processes involved in obtaining a license, yet he refused to comply. The officer has visited the owner five times since February to offer his assistance,” he says. The owner (45) was arrested for not having a license to operate his business. He has already been fined twice for running an illegal business. While informing him of the case against him, the owner tried to ex-
plain to the officer that he was running the business to provide food for his family. Meanwhile, other team members started the daunting task of carrying and loading engines and car parts onto the truck. Voegt adds the new Act is very particular and all second hand dealers must have a trading license. “The dealers must be able to provide a paper trail of how they obtained the goods in their possession. They should have the details of the buyers and sellers as many people are buying and selling stolen goods,” he says. Officers spent the whole day loading the parts while the family stood and watched in disbelief. Any second hand dealer needing assistance to obtain a license can call the station on (021) 370 1600.
SHARING THE HEAVY LOAD: Sergeant Marco van Neel (left) and Constable Donovan Williams take turns to move steering racks and manifolds onto the truck.
SORTING THE GOODS: Warrant Offic er Warren Benjamin checks the parts that were confiscated.
MELISSA PAPIER
ARMED with a warrant of arrest, a truck, three police vans and a squad of ten officers – the police pounced on an illegal mechanical shop owner, On Wednesday, the Mitchell’s Plain Second Hand Unit raided an illegal second hand dealer in Bertha Street, Montrose Park. They confiscated all his goods for contravening the Second Hand Goods Act. Not even a barking dog or a locked gate could keep the police out. The dog was soon silenced with pepper spray. The house, with its back door off Highlands Drive, was filled with various motor spares, used tyres
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CLOSED: Officers raided an illegal second hand dealer in Bertha Street, Mon trose Park.
INSPECTION: Constable Patrick Jacobs (left) checks the engine number of a car standing in the yard. With him is Sergeant Jiyaad Andrews. Photos: Melissa Papier