After a man left a petrol station on Friday, he stopped in Tobruk Street, Pollak Park.
Springs police spokesman Captain Johannes Ramphora says it was at 6.30pm, that the man noticed a red Golf stopping in front of him.
“The man went to ask if he could help the three occupants, leaving his car door open and the motor running,” he adds.
The three hijackers assaulted him, got into his car and drove off leaving the victim stranded.
No arrests have been made.
A house robbery took place at Silver Avenue, Dersley on Saturday.
A man was asleep with his friend in an outside room at about 4am, when two men broke the window of the room.
The two victims ran into the house and locked themselves and their parents up in the main bedroom.
The two robbers, one armed with a pistol, followed them inside, but could not gain access to the main bedroom.
Ramphora says the robbers screamed and demanded car keys, but the parents refused to handover any keys.
They took a TV and ran away in the direction Lindelani Informal Settlement.
“A sector vehicle arrived on the scene and they and the victims drove around trying to find robbers, but could not find them.”
A man was murdered outside a tavern in Main Street, Springs Extension on Saturday.
According to Ramphora at 4.10am, two men were arguing while visiting the tavern, when the owner chased them out.
They continued their argument outside when one man took out a knife and stabbed the other man and ran away.
The police were called and when the paramedics arrived, they declared the 28-year-old victim dead on the scene.
Ramphora says the suspect handed himself over at the Springs Police Station on Sunday and will appear in court soon.
Seven men robbed an engineering company in Jansen Street, Nuffield, at 2am, on Monday.
Four of the robbers were armed with pistols.
They gained access to the premises by jumping over a wall and held the security guard at gunpoint.
Ramphora says they assaulted the guard and tied his hands and feet with shoe laces.
Two of the robbers stayed with the victim and the other five went inside the building.
According to Ramphora a few minutes after they entered the building a truck and car pulled in and they loaded truck tyres onto the truck.
“They also broke into the tuck-shop and stole cash, cold drinks and juice,” he adds.
The robbers took the guard’s cellphone and boots and drove off.
The victim managed to untie himself and contacted the police who called the paramedics.
Ramphora says the victim was treated on the scene and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
No shots were fired and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information can contact the Springs police on 011 365 5700/19.
