Quick action leads to arrests in hijacking

Two suspects aged 22 and 25 years were arrested soon after a case of vehicle hijacking was reported to the police.

Police said in Kabega Park around 8pm on Tuesday, a 22-year-old man was hijacked in Kwanobuhle after offering two people a lift. According to a statement from the SAPS’s Eastern Cape Media Centre, once they arrived at their destination the men threatened the driver with a firearm and a knife, forced him into the boot of the car and drove him around.

Around 11pm the young man managed to get out of the boot while it was travelling on the Rocklands Road and reported the incident at Rocklands satellite station.

About 11.30pm SAPS Kabega Park members travelling on the N2 towards Baywest spotted the vehicle abandoned on the side of the road on the N2 Cotswold. Other vehicles were alerted to look out for the suspects and another patrol spotted the two suspects walking on the N2 in the direction of the vehicle with petrol. The suspects were found in possession of the complainant’s cellphones. A gas pistol was also confiscated. The suspects were detained at SAPS Uitenhage on a charge of carjacking and are expected to appear in court today, Friday, 28 April 2017.

Police have warned drivers not to offer lifts to strangers, as this makes them easy targets for been robbed of their belongings and vehicles.