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Dean
PostPosted: 10 Aug 2012, 08:43 
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10 Aug 2012: News24

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R500 000 stolen from army base

Johannesburg - More than half-a-million rand has been stolen from two safes at a military base in Potchefstroom, Beeld reported on Thursday.

The thieves apparently got through the fence of the army's general support base on Monday night, broke into the pay office through the ceiling, and cut open the two safes using angle-grinders.

The alarm system had been out of order for some time.

Several grinding discs which the thieves left behind indicated they struggled to get to the money.

The office of the military police, which should apparently be manned 24-hours a day, was 30 metres from the pay office, and looked out onto it.

The money was apparently intended for travel and other allowances

The military and South African police were investigating.
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Smells of an inside job
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iamsam
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Smells of an inside job


Smells to me like someone needs an alibi for the missing R500 000-00 because of mismanagement of funds. 8)

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If they can steal R500k from a military base, it makes me wonder how secure the weapons are. Oh wait... that's already been done.

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Screams inside job.
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