Preliminary investigation has revealed that one of the arrested suspects is an EMPD police officer.

According to the City of Ekurhuleni’s (CoE) MMC for community safety Frans Moko, the suspects were driving in a metro police vehicle fitted with blue lights and false number plates.

The men had allegedly hijacked a truck carrying surgical masks when the police pounced.

When the suspects saw the police they sped off in a white VW Polo which was later involved in an accident when they crashed into a truck on the corner Rolls Royce Street and Atlas Road in Atlasville. Two suspects were the arrested and it was later discovered that one of them was an EMPD officer and the get away car also belonged to the metro police. The other suspects managed to flee the scene and police have since launched a manhunt for their arrest.

The hijacked truck and its consignment was recovered on the N12.

Moko said the law must take its course and condemned acts of crime among the EMPD.

“We cannot harbour criminals in a law enforcement structure. We remain resolute in flushing thugs out of the service. Our people need policemen and women who uphold the law to protect them and ensure law and order in the city,” Mmoko pointed out.

Anyone with information that may lead to the arrests of the wanted suspects is encouraged to contact the SAPS Crime Stop number 08600 10111