A suspect that allegedly stole a white Toyota Hilux in the Matsulu area was apprehended on Sunday.
According to Capt Piet Smit of the police’s flying squad, the incident occurred at around 08:00. “Const Hannes Blom was on duty on Saturday night. He spotted a white Toyota Hilux which had been reported stolen in Matsulu, parked outside an undisclosed location,” he said.
“Blom realised they would have to wait for the suspect to book out of the hotel as his marked vehicle would be noticed. He had received information that the suspect was on his way to Gauteng,” Smit added.
Blom requested the assistance of Tracker to help monitor the vehicle. “The suspect was followed to the R40.” Bossies Community Justice’s Mr Albert Gryvenstein said Blom asked him for backup. He said they had a great distance to cover to catch up to the vehicle.
“The suspect was travelling at a fast speed. Even though he wasn’t aware of us behind him, we had difficulty catching up to him,” Gryvenstein said.
He added that they eventually reached the vehicle near Hazyview. “We cut him off at the T-junction as you enter the town, after which the driver was arrested.”
Gryvenstein said the arrest and retrieval of the vehicle were combined efforts by the police’s flying squad and Tracker’s Mr Piet Kruger.
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