North residents warned over spike in hijackings
“We request people to be very vigilant.”
Residents in multiple neighbourhoods in the north of Pretoria have been warned to be vigilant over a spike in hijacking incidents.
Akasia police spokesperson Constable Lindiwe Mdluli said the neighbourhoods where the spike had been recorded were Orchards, Chantelle and the Wonderpark area.
“The community is sensitised to be vigilant. The modus operandi these criminals are using is targeting people who are coming into or out of their residences and when they park their cars to open their gates,” she said, adding that they were then targeted and hijacked.
“These perpetrators are also operating in the Soshanguve extension area,” she said.
In this area, Mdluli said they target couples parked on the roadside.
“We request people to be very vigilant and refrain from acts which could lead to them falling victim to this crime,” she said.
Mdluli said that the police crime prevention unit was “on their toes” with patrol work and doing what was necessary to apprehend the perpetrators.
“However, we need the co-operation of the community to succeed in our efforts,” she said.
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