Metro police recover stolen vehicle and kidnapping victims
Four employees and their boss were kidnapped from work in Hammanskraal.
The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) recently recovered a stolen vehicle in Pretoria West linked to a hijacking and kidnapping incident.
On October 1, metro police officers on patrol in Hammanskraal were alerted to a white Kia that had recently been stolen.
The TMPD said with the aid of a tracking company, the vehicle was located in Pretoria West in an area known as Zama Zama.
When officers recovered the car, they were also led to four people who had been kidnapped during the hijacking.
“The vehicle was abandoned with the keys inside. While the officers were checking out the vehicle, witnesses came forward and informed them that there were victims who were left close to the vehicle. “The officers proceeded to the said location of the victims. They found two men and two women who explained to them that they were abducted in Hammanskraal by eight suspects who came and robbed their place of employment and kidnapped their boss, who later escaped,” said TMPD spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba.
A case of theft, robbery and kidnapping has been opened with the SAPS.
Members of the public who might have any information regarding the case or the eight suspects are urged to contact the SAPS or the TMPD on 012 358 7095/7096.
The Chief of Police, Commissioner YCR Faro, said she appreciates the working relationship between TMPD and other law enforcement agencies and insists that collaborations will help fight crime in the capital city.
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