Five suspects arrested and truck recovered after hijacking
KLIPGAT – Members of Klipgat SAPS, LCRC Crime Intelligence, Gauteng Traffic Wardens STT Northern Corridor, Gauteng Traffic Police, and Tshenolo PI received information about a group of five males involved in robberies, scams, and hijacking motor vehicles and trucks. Acting on a tip-off about an upcoming hijacking, the team operationalised the information.
The suspects lured a crane truck from Kempton Park under the pretense of hauling a heavy-duty generator and then hijacked the truck using a suspected stolen dark blue VW Polo. The truck driver managed to press the panic button before he and his co-driver were tied up.
Members tracked the truck using the panic button coordinates and recovered it in Klipgat. The suspects were arrested, and the driver and co-driver were safely rescued.