Tsakani – A stolen charcoal Toyota Avensis was recovered by the EMPD after a relative of the car’s owner identified it parked next to Tsakani Mall last Thursday.
Police who were patrolling in the area were flagged by a couple who informed them the vehicle belonged to one of their relatives and it was recently stolen during a hijacking.
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EMPD spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng said police responded promptly and the vehicle was surrounded.
“Two men with two women found in the vehicle were arrested after the officers established the registration/number plates displayed do not correspond with the licence disk.
“The car was reported hijacked in November in Elsburg,” he said.
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He added the group is facing charges of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and will appear in the Tsakani Magistrate’s Court soon.
The recovered car was impounded at the Van Ryn Deep Vehicle Pound in Benoni for safekeeping.
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