The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has released a list of the smash-and-grab and hijacking hotspots in the east of Pretoria.
Motorists are urged to be vigilant at the following streets and intersections:
• Pretoria Road
• Eeufees Road
• Corner Eeufees and Christiaan De Wet roads
• Corner Garsfontein Road and N1 Highway
• Corner De Villebois Mareuil Drive and Garsfontein Road
• Solomon Mahlangu Drive
• Corner Garsfontein and Philadelphia roads
• Corner Cussonia Avenue and Meiring Naude Road
• Watermeyer Street and the N4 Highway
Tshwane metro police spokesperson, Superintendent Kuki Tshabalala, urged motorists to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious.
“Watch out for areas where traffic is often congested and vehicles are forced to remain stationary for a while. Remember to lock all car doors and close all windows when driving. Never open your windows for strangers or street vendors. Make sure your valuables like bags, laptops, cellphones and the like are not visible.”
According to the Tshwane metro police department, the following are hijacking hotspots around Pretoria:
• All traffic lights along Roger Dyson/Eeufees Road
• Atterbury Road off-ramp from the N1 in Menlyn
• Lynnwood Road off-ramp from the N1
• John Vorster Drive off-ramp from the N1 in Lyttelton
• Jean Avenue off-ramp from the R28 in Centurion
• Rigel Avenue off-ramp from the N1 in Erasmuskloof
• Corner of University Road and Lynnwood Road in Hatfield
• Traffic lights along Walker Street in Sunnyside
• The intersection of Lynnwood Road and Hans Strijdom Drive in Garsfontein
• The traffic lights along Nelson Mandela Drive in Sunnyside
• The traffic lights along Simon Vermooten Road in Silverton
• Along Beyers Naude Drive
• Paul Kruger Street in Wonderboompoort
• Nelson Mandela Drive, Duncan Street and Walker Street in Sunnyside
• The R55 in Erasmia
• E’skia Mphahlele Drive near Marabastad
• Burnett Street, Hilda Street and the Atterbury Road off-ramp in the Brooklyn area
• Delfi Avenue and Garsfontein Road in Garsfontein.
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