Twenty suspects were remanded in police custody following their arrests by the Johannesburg Flying Squad between 16 and 19 August.
The arrests were made in various parts of the city and seven vehicles that were reported hijacked or stolen were recovered.
According to the spokesperson for the Flying Squad, senior personnel officer Raymond Sambo, police were conducting their routine patrol duties when they made the arrests.
Sambo said the cases ranged from fraud to negligent driving. “We arrested one for fraud, two for theft, four for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and three others for robbery,” Sambo added.
“We also had one suspect arrested for possession of stolen property, another one facing a charge of possession of stolen vehicle and one for business robbery. There was another suspect arrested for theft out of motor vehicle, one for intimidation and the other suspect was arrested for malicious damage to property.”
He said they also arrested a suspect for reckless and negligent driving and three faced charges of possession of drugs.
The vehicles recovered included three Chryslers, a Mazda 323 and a NP200 bakkie which were all reported stolen.
“As for the hijacked vehicles, there are four Toyota Tazz’s, a BMW and an Isuzu KB bakkie as well as a Toyota Fortuner.”
Investigations still continue in all the cases and Sambo said some of the suspects have since appeared in different courts and made bail while others still remain in police custody.
Details: Johannesburg Flying Squad 011 248 1316.
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