Police nab six suspects in connection with truck hijackings

Intelligence-driven police information led to the arrest of six suspects after a courier truck was hijacked transporting cell phones. The goods were recovered in Midrand on 27 May.

Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said, “It is alleged that the security guards who were escorting the courier truck were shot by four men who were driving an Audi A4.”

Makhubele said the security guards took cover and gave the suspects way. “Police followed up the information which led to the recovery of the stolen goods and the truck in Phomolong. The driver and the crew were dropped in Kempton Park and later brought to the Midrand Police Station to open a case.”

In a separate incident, the Crime Prevention Unit spotted a truck parked on the side of the road in Blue Hills in Midrand on 27 May.

When police approached the truck, four suspects ran away and one suspect was arrested.

Makhubele explained that the driver of the truck was found in the back of the truck. He told police that they were hijacked in Alberton.

The arrested suspects will appear in the Midrand Magistrate’s Court soon.

Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela commended the work by the Crime Prevention Unit police and urged the community to continue to work with police.

Mawela issued a strong warning to those who think that the normal day-to-day police operations are on the backburner, urging them to think again.

“Gauteng is not a place to hide,” said Mawela.

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