This weekend our teams recovered three vehicles in separate incidents, two hijacked vehicles and one stolen vehicle.
On Friday at approximately 20h40 members of our Special Operations Team were activated to assist Tracker SA with locating a Toyota Corolla which had been hijacked in the Ntuzuma area by an unknown amount of armed suspects.
After a lengthy and extensive track, our team members recovered the hijacked vehicle which was found abandoned in a property in E – Section Kwamashu and recovered by our Special Ops Teams assisted by the Tracker SA ground team and the SAPS Kwamashu Trio Crimes Unit.
The hijacked vehicle was transported to Kwamashu SAPS for further investigation and processing.
Later on in the evening at approximately 22h50 our team members were yet again activated to assist Tracker SA, this time with locating a Toyota Hilux which had been stolen from Florida Road in the Morningside area.
Our team members immediately responded to the last known location of the stolen vehicle and after a lengthy track the vehicle was found abandoned in a property in G – Section Umlazi and recovered together with the assistance of the Tracker SA ground team, the Cartrack ground team and the SAPS Umlazi K9 Unit.
The scene was secured and will be investigated further by the SAPS.
On Saturday morning at approximately 08h35 members of our Special Ops Team were activated to assist Netstar with locating yet another hijacked vehicle, Hyundia i20.
Our Special Ops Team together with Netstar ground team, RTI and Metro Police responded to the last known location of the hijacked vehicle which was in the Besters, Kwamashu area. As our team members arrived the suspects spotted our teams and immediately sped off in an attempt to flee and evade arrest. After a short chase the hijacked vehicle crashed where one suspect was immediately apprehended and the second suspect unfortunately managed to evade arrest after fleeing into a nearby informal settlement.
Well done to all team players involved with yet another successful arrest and recovery.
The scene was secured and will be investigated further by the SAPS.
