An alleged hijacker (45) was arrested by the police a few minutes after he, together with his accomplices allegedly hijacked a white Isuzu truck and robbed two victims of a large amount of liquor to the value of about R127 000. The hijacking incident is said to have occurred today, […]
Three male suspects were arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) K9 Unit in possession of a hijacked truck in Lawley, south of Johannesburg. On Friday 12 August 2022, officers followed up on information received from Crime Intelligence of a house in the Lawley area which has always been […]
As part of Operation #OKaeMolao, a multi-disciplinary roadblock was held at Kliprivier Road which resulted in the recovery of a tipper truck that was hijacked in the Northern Cape, Winsorton. The driver (27) and her 20-year-old accomplice were arrested. Overnight operations to trace wanted suspects across the Gauteng province, saw […]
A 33-year-old male suspect who was arrested for alleged possession of a suspected stolen truck at Mzinti near Tonga on Saturday, 23 July 2022, was also found in possession of an unlicensed firearm. The said truck was reportedly hijacked at Schoemansdal on the same day. Swift police action and hard […]
A hijacked truck and 25 tons of copper were recovered and a suspect was arrested within two hours after the hijacking took place in Deal Party yesterday afternoon, 14 July 2022. It is alleged that at about 14:00 the complainant (30) was driving a truck with two trailers transporting copper […]
A man, his assistant, and a Tata truck were located on the M4 in La Mercy- KZN following a hijacking on Gopalall Hurbans Road in Tongaat – KZN. A second truck assistant arrived at Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) offices in Tongaat requesting assistance after he witnessed three suspects driving […]
Two people who hijacked a truck driver at gunpoint after he gave them a lift were arrested at Ventersburg and will appear soon in the Winburg Magistrate Court. On 05 July 2022 at about 18:00, a 52-year-old truck driver from George was refilling the truck with diesel when a person […]
JMPD K9 Unit attended a complaint of a white Freightliner truck. The vehicle was hijacked in Mamelodi, Pretoria and it was recovered abandoned at the corner of Malibongwe Drive and Capital Road, Randburg. The truck was booked in at the SAPS Aeroton pound.
The latest crime statistics revealed a big jump in hijacking, causing concern for many. In particular truck hijacking saw an increase of over 900%, going from a 3.8% increase the previous quarter to a 31.4% increase. It is also the crime that saw the second biggest increase in the most […]
Swift action by police officers on patrol led to the arrest of a hijacker in Nyanga this morning. The 35-year-old man and his accomplices attempted to hijack a commercial truck at an intersection at the corners of Govan Mbeki and Link Roads whilst the truck was stationary by directing it […]
