POINT police arrested a suspect after he allegedly hijacked a vehicle in the Durban Central Business District on Monday.
Lt Col Thulani Zwane from provincial SAPS said the police officers arrested the man after he was found in the hijacked vehicle in Mayville on the same day. The man is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court soon.
“The driver of the vehicle was in Prince Alfred Street in the Point area when he was robbed of his vehicle by a group of men. The suspects drove away and police were alerted. A search was conducted and the hijacked vehicle was spotted at Mayville. One suspect was arrested after he was found attempting to jump-start the vehicle,” said Zwane.
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In another incident on Monday night, a man was in his vehicle in Umbilo when he was approached by a group of men who threatened him with a firearm and robbed him of his vehicle.
“The suspects failed to drive off in the vehicle and stole the victim’s cellphone before they fled the scene in their getaway vehicle,” said Zwane.
Umbilo police officers were alerted and a description of the getaway vehicle was circulated to all police officers on duty. Umbilo police officers spotted the getaway vehicle in their policing precinct.
“The vehicle was stopped and a suspect was arrested. Investigations are ongoing and more arrests are imminent. The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court,” he said.
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