EASTERN CAPE – A 53-year-old Absalom Mnisi was shot and killed last night when a group of about seven (7) suspects hijacked a truck he was driving near Coega, Nelson Mandela Bay. It is believed that he was flagged down by the suspects wearing reflective jackets and using a white […]
A multi-disciplinary approach by various police units and stations around Umzinyathi and Amajuba Cluster led to the arrest of 10 suspects for hijacking a British American Tobacco vehicle. The suspects were arrested few hours after they held up a vehicle transporting tobacco near Dundee. The arrested suspects aged between 25 […]
In order to prevent and combat crime that may threaten the safety and security of the community, vigilant Flying Squad members on patrol arrested six suspects for possession of hijacked vehicles in two different cases. On 1 January 2018 at about 22:40, members of the Flying Squad were tracking a […]
The Acting National Head of the Hawks, Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata, has welcomed the sentencing of former SAPS member Clement Edward Manzini (38) to life and 66 years imprisonment by the Johannesburg High Court on Friday. Lieutenant General Matakata said criminals have to be brought to justice and the Hawks […]
An interlinked truck transporting liquor was hijacked at Grasmere Toll Plaza last night, 19 July 2017. The vehicle was recovered at the R28/N12 intersection in Westonaria. The driver was found in the vehicle, hands still tied. Investigation then revealed that the cargo might be in the Randfontein area. The recovered […]
Western Cape: Swift response by Flying Squad members led to the arrest of two hijacking suspects, aged 30 and 31 years, in Blackheath just after 21:00. They were found in possession of the truck that was hijacked yesterday afternoon in Elsies River. Another two hijacked vehicles were also found at […]
Emer-G-Med’s RV6, M03 and M06 are on the scene of a shooting at the BP Oasis on the N1 South at the Beyers Naude exit, in Randpark Ridge – north of Johannesburg. It’s believed that a hijacked truck was spotted by the South African Police Services – a shootout ensued. […]
At 0:300 this morning, members from Port Shepstone Accident Response Unit was requested to assist with the tracking of a truck which was hijacked in Umzimkhulu area last night at 23:00. Three male suspects approached the complainant and pointed him and his co-workers with a gun and tied them with […]
Truck hijackings remain a great cause of concern for the transport industry. Criminals have become so sophisticated that they are using signal jammers, diversion tactics, infiltration teams and even planted employees to reach the truck’s assets. They have also become more professional in terms of the tactics they employ to […]
Soweto West Cluster: Lenasia: A 47-year old man was arrested for possession of stolen property on Gemini Street in Lenasia Ext 9. The police PIU unit were investigation a case of a Nestle Truck that was hijacked in Kempton Park on Thursday. The truck was found in Killarney and the […]
