Brazen criminals rob, hijack KZN cops
Hijackers who attacked law enforcement officers during a vehicle search are still on the run.
Police have appealed to community members to help identify the criminals who overpowered, robbed and hijacked two police officers in Umbumbulu in KZN on Friday.
KZN police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker says two police officers from SAPS Umbumbulu were on patrol on Friday morning when they stopped a suspicious vehicle with four occupants.
“As the police officers were searching the men, they were attacked and overpowered. The suspects robbed the police officers of firearms, as well as the keys of the police vehicle,” says Naicker.
The criminals then fled in their vehicle and the police vehicle.
The hijacked police vehicle overturned heading towards Pietermaritzburg on the R603 Umbumbulu. The suspects then fled the scene in their car.
Police and other law enforcement officers were notified and the hijackers were spotted near to where the robbery occurred.
“We live in a very sick society where people attack police officers daily. We need more education from an early age so that people don’t grow up to become criminals and remain law-abiding,” says Naicker.
All available resources have been mobilised to hunt down the hijackers and bring them to book.
Police in Umbumbulu have registered a case of armed robbery.
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