To sell your car and to have it too …

A MARIENTAL resident apparently managed to make a double profit from the sale of his bakkie on Monday, an act which has raised the ire of Police at the town.

The man apparently sold his Isuzu bakkie to a vehicle dealer at the town in the morning, but was apparently spotted when he returned later in the day to allegedly steal it back. By yesterday, the Police had still not caught up with the suspect.The vehicle was sold to the car dealer for N$75 000, and the dealer’s total loss of cash and vehicle amounts to N$154 857.* A man was killed and two others seriously injured when a villager ran amok at Guma village in the Kavango Region on Saturday.A 35-year old man was stabbed to death during a fight with the 24-year-old suspect.Police only managed to seize the knife from the suspect after he had already stabbed two other men, both aged 24.The deceased was identified as Mukanda Mukuve.* A 17-year-old girl from Otjiwarongo died after she reportedly drank a poisonous substance at her home on Sunday morning.The girl, Christine Bock, died at the local hospital at 20h00.* Three prisoners escaped from the Omaruru Police cells on Friday night.The three allegedly overpowered a Police officer and pushed him into their cell when he tried to lock them up.They had been preparing food in the kitchen, the Police reported yesterday.One of the escapees was re-arrested on the same day, while his two accomplices are still at large.The two fugitives are Bernadus Gariseb (27), who is wanted for theft under false pretences and impersonating a Police officer; and Jeremia Daniel (28) who is wanted for stock theft.* Close to N$8 000 worth of dagga was found in the possession of a Keetmanshoop resident on Monday afternoon.Police arrested the 26-year-old owner of the house after they apparently confiscated 2 592 kg of the banned substance, worth N$7 776.By yesterday, the Police had still not caught up with the suspect.The vehicle was sold to the car dealer for N$75 000, and the dealer’s total loss of cash and vehicle amounts to N$154 857.* A man was killed and two others seriously injured when a villager ran amok at Guma village in the Kavango Region on Saturday.A 35-year old man was stabbed to death during a fight with the 24-year-old suspect.Police only managed to seize the knife from the suspect after he had already stabbed two other men, both aged 24.The deceased was identified as Mukanda Mukuve.* A 17-year-old girl from Otjiwarongo died after she reportedly drank a poisonous substance at her home on Sunday morning.The girl, Christine Bock, died at the local hospital at 20h00.* Three prisoners escaped from the Omaruru Police cells on Friday night. The three allegedly overpowered a Police officer and pushed him into their cell when he tried to lock them up.They had been preparing food in the kitchen, the Police reported yesterday.One of the escapees was re-arrested on the same day, while his two accomplices are still at large.The two fugitives are Bernadus Gariseb (27), who is wanted for theft under false pretences and impersonating a Police officer; and Jeremia Daniel (28) who is wanted for stock theft.* Close to N$8 000 worth of dagga was found in the possession of a Keetmanshoop resident on Monday afternoon.Police arrested the 26-year-old owner of the house after they apparently confiscated 2 592 kg of the banned substance, worth N$7 776.