Two criminals arrested for hijacking

WATERLOO – Two (2) men were arrested by members of Reaction Unit South Africa after they attempted to hijack two (2) vehicles in Temple Valley on Sunday afternoon.

Reaction Officers were dispatched to Lotus Road at approximately 15:36 after receiving reports that a champagne Toyota Etios collided into a boundary wall. On arrival, the driver informed Officers that he is employed by an E-Hailing contractor.

He uplifted two passengers from Waterloo and was travelling in Temple Valley when one of the men produced a knife and instructed him to stop and exit the vehicle. The driver refused to comply. A scuffle ensued which resulted in the vehicle veering off the road and colliding into a boundary wall. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.

While attending to the scene, the driver of a red VW Polo stopped and informed Reaction Officers that two men attempted to hijack him on Pertunia Drive in Temple Valley. Officers called for additional back-up and proceeded to search for the suspects. They were located fleeing on the same road. The men were immediately confronted and placed under arrest without incident.

They were positively identified by the first victim as the men who attempted to hijack him. Both suspects were detained at SAPS Verulam.