A 30-year-old man was yesterday arrested for allegedly stealing 120 back-up batteries from telecommunications masts in different parts of Accra.<\/p>\n
The suspect, Eric Kwame Addo, alias Joe Swimmer, was arrested driving a truck loaded with 72 of the back-up batteries.<\/p>\n
Two of his accomplices, who are yet to be identified, however, escaped arrest.<\/p>\n
Kia truck intercepted<\/p>\n
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Madina Divisional Police Crime Officer, Superintendent of Police Mr Amos Yelisong, said on August 1, 2014, the police had information that a gang of men was removing back-up batteries from masts shared by the various telecommunications companies.<\/p>\n
He said investigations revealed that the men used two Nissan pick-ups with registration numbers ER 3015-11 and GU 1936 -11, and a KIA truck, but enquiries at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) showed that the number plates were fake.<\/p>\n
He said on August 10, 2014, the police intercepted a KIA truck, with registration number GS 7976-13, in front of the Accra Girls\u2019 Senior High School being driven by Addo and loaded with 72 of the batteries.<\/p>\n
Mr Yelisong said a bunch of keys,\u00a0 suspected to have been used to open the cabins in which the back-up batteries were kept, a bag containing implements for loosening the batteries from their hold, and a Nokia mobile phone, were also found on him.<\/p>\n
More batteries stolen <\/b><\/p>\n
Upon interrogation, the crime officer said, Addo informed the police that the gang had stolen 48 of the back-up batteries from two of the telecommunications masts located at Gbawe and Accra Central three weeks earlier.<\/p>\n
The police also found out that the gang was responsible for the stealing of back-up batteries from two masts located in the Volta and Western regions.<\/p>\n
Addo is currently in the custody of the Madina Police and he will be put before the Accra Circuit Court today.<\/p>\n
Credit: graphiconline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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