Six suspects arrested for two separate hijacking incidents in CTN
In one of the incidents assailants stabbed a man while hijacking his vehicle.
The City of Cape Town's Traffic Service, in collaboration with the South African Police Service, has apprehended six suspects involved in two separate hijacking incidents on the Cape Flats. These crimes occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. In one incident, a man was stabbed during the hijacking of his vehicle. The Traffic Service spokesperson, Kevin Jacobs, reported that officers were alerted to a possible hijacking at the R300 South and Van Rebeek Road.
Two traffic vehicles pursued the suspects on foot, leading to the arrest of three suspects by officers and the apprehension of three more by the SAPS. The vehicle owner later confirmed that her husband had been stabbed during the incident in Mfuleni.
In a second incident, a Highway Patrol Unit officer's in-vehicle Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system detected a reported stolen vehicle, a white Ford Courier, traveling northbound on Valhalla Drive on Friday around midday. The officer immediately made a U-turn and followed the vehicle to Bofors Circle in Epping. Upon traffic stop, it was discovered that the driver lacked a valid driving license, and a vehicle check confirmed the stolen status in Kleinvlei.
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