The vigilance of members attached to Makhaza Hijacking Team produced positive results as they found and seized a hijacked vehicle and arrested four suspects for the possession thereof.
On Thursday, 06 February 2025, at about 14:00, the members followed up on information of a carjacking case that was reported at Makhaza police station. The members, accompanied by the complainant who was busy tracking his cellphone which was taken during the hijacking, tracked the phone to the corners of Dibana Road and Ncedo Street where they stopped a suspicious looking Toyota Corolla with four occupants. The complainant recognised two of them as suspects who were involved in the initial hijacking.
The members conducted a search of the vehicle and its occupants, during which they found power tools in the boot, which the complainant identified as his property, which was inside his vehicle during the hijacking. The members also found the complainant’s cellphone in possession of one of the suspects.
Further investigation led the members to a premises in Ntlanzi Street in Kuyasa where the hijacked vehicle was recovered. The four suspects aged between 19 and 23 were arrested and detained at Harare SAPS on charges of hijacking and possession of stolen property.
They are due to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Monday, 10 February 2025 on the mentioned charges.