A taxi conductor was apprehended on the R102 in Verulam after he stole two bottles of hand sanitizers from a Pharmacy on Wick Street today (Thursday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the R102 at approximately 13:42 after the suspect was apprehended by employees of the business. On arrival it was established that the man in their custody entered the business, grabbed two bottles of hand sanitizers and fled without paying.
Employees pursued the suspect from Wick Street through the Verulam Taxi Rank before apprehending him on the R102. The stolen goods were not found in the suspects possession. The Waterloo resident confirmed that during the foot chase he handed the two bottles to a taxi driver.
The suspect was released without charge after the owner of the business declined to register a criminal case.