Thieves nabbed with Swakop vehicle

TWO men were arrested by the Ohangwena Police Sunday night, when they were found with a vehicle stolen earlier in the day at Swakopmund.

The Commander of the Police in the Ohangwena Region, Deputy Commissioner Armas Shivute, said Police arrested Theofelus Tileinge (38) and Wilhelm Nghinyengwa (34) in connection with a stolen vehicle that was found in their possession near Edundja village in the Ohangwena Region. Shivute said the Police got a report from the Swakopmund Police about a white Toyota Minibus stolen from Hans Bakery at Swakopmund and that the thieves might be heading north.That night, the Ohangwena Police spotted a vehicle, similar to the one they were told about, driven on the Oshikango Edundja gravel road.Police chased the vehicle and tried to stop it, but the men in the vehicle refused to stop.The Police then fired shots in their direction and forced the vehicle to stop.The two men were arrested and appeared in the Ohangwena Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, but, because, the case was reported to the Swakopmund Police, they were transferred to Swakopmund.Shivute said the Police got a report from the Swakopmund Police about a white Toyota Minibus stolen from Hans Bakery at Swakopmund and that the thieves might be heading north.That night, the Ohangwena Police spotted a vehicle, similar to the one they were told about, driven on the Oshikango Edundja gravel road.Police chased the vehicle and tried to stop it, but the men in the vehicle refused to stop.The Police then fired shots in their direction and forced the vehicle to stop.The two men were arrested and appeared in the Ohangwena Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, but, because, the case was reported to the Swakopmund Police, they were transferred to Swakopmund.