NEWS– The police in Kasangati is holding one person and hunting for another one in suspected motor vehicle and number plates theft.
Rusoke Kituuma the police spokesperson identified the arrested as Joshua Kaganga aged 30, a mechanic and resident of Mpelerwe.
The one on run according to the police spokesperson is Martin Byekwaso, Kaganga’s Boss
It is said that on 10th December 2024 police in kasangati launched an operation on wampewo village, Kasangati Town council after doing intelligence gathering on Byekwaso Martin.
It is also alleged that Byekwaso was for sometime suspected to be stealing vehicles from within in Kampala metropolitan.
Police stormed his car garage in Kasangati Town Council and 6 vehicles were recovered as well as a number of number plates.
The police spokesperson revealed that among the recovered vehicles was UBH145F Toyota wish grey in color stolen from kirudu, UAV 370G Toyota Noah green in color suspected to have been stolen from Natete, UAL 630A mark 2 white in color stolen from old Kampala and UAX 793E Toyota Noah grey in color.
Other recovered are numberless Toyota “kibina” white in color, numberless Toyota fielder black in color and 16 number plates.
The police spokesperson noted that most of the recovered vehicles were found to have broken locks and starter switches an indicator that they were broken into during the process of stealing them.