Two suspected N4 hijackers arrested after another tyre spiking
The arrest comes after a motorist traveling east was spiked and robbed at gunpoint.
Two suspected N4 hijackers who have been terrorising motorists were arrested on Tuesday night after allegedly robbing a motorist on the N4 near the Donkerhoek off-ramp.
The robbers would allegedly throw rocks and other sharp objects on the road to cause vehicles to break down, then quickly attack the motorists.
Etienne Schoeman, owner of Echo-1 Security, said they received a call on Tuesday night about shots fired on the N4 near the Donkerhoek exit.
“We had units in the area and we quickly dispatched them. They found one motorist travelling east who got robbed by four men after hitting unknown objects on the road and forced to stop.”
Schoeman said the motorist was robbed of cellphones and bank cards.
He said the units spotted the alleged robbers and a shootout ensued.
“The robbers ran into the bushes, but we pulled in more units and enough manpower from more security partners and a search began.”
Schoeman said one of Echo-1 response members arrested one suspected hijacker on the R104.
“We confirmed his identity with the victim and he was taken into police custody. He led us to their safe house.”
After getting the information about the other suspect, Echo-1 hit the safe house around midnight and another suspect was found.
“We found another suspect after raiding their safe house and his identity was also confirmed by the victim. He was subsequently handed to Boschkop police.”
Schoeman told Rekord that on Wednesday morning, they went to the scene with SAPS K9 to look for outstanding evidence and a toy gun was found.
“There might still be other weapons outstanding that they used but we are confident we got the right people.
“This is not the end of the spiking as there are some other copycats out there.”
He said this was a major breakthrough.
Schoeman thanked Lakes Security Forum for its support.
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