The cross provincial collaboration between police stations and units in the North West and the Northern Cape, resulted in two male hijackers being arrested, the hijacked truck recovered, the occupants of the truck rescued and the vehicle utilized in the commission of the crime seized. On Wednesday, 13 September 2023 […]
A 30-year-old male suspect was arrested by Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) K9 Unit for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, pointing of a firearm, reckless and negligent driving, failing to stop and driving without a driving licence. On Wednesday 12 April 2022 whilst conducting crime prevention patrols on […]
The Gauteng Highway Patrol Unit that was relaunched recently, continues to make inroads in the effort by the SAPS in the Province to reduce the volumes of aggravated robberies, particularly trio crimes that include house and business robberies, car and truck hijackings. Members of the HP unit together with the […]
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 […]
Limpopo: The Provincial Tracking Team conducted a sting operation at a house in Musina last night, where a 30-year-old businessman was arrested for possession of suspected stolen goods believed to be stolen from the hijacked trucks in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal Provinces. During the arrest, suspected stolen goods worth an […]
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 […]
North West: Police in Rustenburg arrested a 45-year-old suspect for possession of hijacked truck in the early hours of yesterday, 4 August 2016. The truck was allegedly hijacked on Wednesday in Hammanskraal near Pretoria. According to information, the police spotted the truck which by then, was also being followed by […]
MHLUZI: An Intelligence driven operation by Mhluzi Police Station Detectives led to the recovery of a stolen a TLB tractor and the subsequent arrest of two males. The machinery went missing from the Boos Krans Sewerage Plant, in Mhluzi, last week. It was however only reported to the Mhluzi Police […]
On Saturday, 25 June 2016, members attached to Cape Town Sea Border Patrol Unit received information about a truck destined for Cape Town, transporting counterfeit goods. Following a search of the vicinity, the truck with a refrigerated trailer, was spotted on the N1 and pulled over. The search of the […]
