Four suspects due in court as Pretoria hijacked vehicles found in Limpopo
One of the recovered cars was a Toyota Hilux bakkie (GD6) that was hijacked on the N4 freeway in Pretoria. A silver VW Polo blocked his way and three armed suspects forced him into their vehicle and drove off.
Four men were due in court this week after four vehicles hijacked in Pretoria were found in Limpopo during a police raid.
In recent weeks, police have been making headway in recovering hijacked or stolen vehicles in Pretoria.
This past weekend, two men aged 33 and 34 were arrested in Musina, Limpopo, for possession of two stolen motor vehicles.
One of the recovered cars was a Toyota Hilux bakkie that was hijacked on the N4 freeway near Silverton.
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Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Isaac Mculu said the bakkie was hijacked from a 27-year-old man last month on the freeway before the Lynburn off-ramp.
“Three armed suspects in a silver VW Polo blocked his way and forced him into their vehicle and drove off,” Mculu said.
Mculu said the victim was dropped off in Johannesburg and his car was taken.
Limpopo police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said they further found a silver Toyota Fortuner reported to Brooklyn police to also have been stolen in July.
“On Saturday, the police nabbed a suspect after he was allegedly found in possession of a stolen vehicle that was reported stolen to the Erasmia police also in July,” Ledwaba said.
On Sunday, the police flying squad arrested a suspect at a Limpopo shopping mall who was found in possession of a stolen motor vehicle that was reported stolen at the Lyttelton police station, Centurion.
Hijackings have been problematic in Pretoria.
The Brooklyn police station recorded the highest number of motor vehicle and motorcycle thefts in the entire country this past festive season, according to October to December 2021 crime statics.
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The station had 251 such cases in the three months – up from 225 the previous year over the same period. Garsfontein ranked eighth with 106 reported cases while Silverton had 63 cases.
List of other recovered vehicles in the past weeks:
– Late last month, Silverton police arrested two men in a silver VW Polo that was hijacked in Cullinan.
– Last month also, the Hawks arrested a man on the N14 highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria driving a hijacked vehicle. A second suspect was arrested driving a vehicle with a fake registration. Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said they would make more arrests and investigate the possibility that the suspects might be linked to a car theft syndicate in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
– In June, the TMPD arrested a man who was found in possession of a hijacked car. Police reported that the car was hijacked in Sunnyside but was later found in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.
– In Hammanskraal, police arrested four suspects in possession of a hijacked motor vehicle and stolen property.
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