The Tshwane Central police cluster have warned motorists to watch against a different modus operandi used by hijackers.
This comes after a hijacking case was reported recently at the Silverton police where a woman was an accomplice.
Brooklyn police spokesperson Colette Weilbach said a motorist gave a lift to an unknown couple on the corner of Bronkhorstspruit and Solomon Mahlangu roads. The couple wanted to go to Mamelodi.
“Along the way, the male partner sitting in the back took out a firearm and instructed the driver to get out of the vehicle. His female accomplice then got in behind the steering wheel and drove off,” said Weilbach.
In Sunnyside, the current trend is to hijack so-called “blessers” who drive luxury vehicles like Mercedes, BMW, VW Amarok and Toyota Fortuner.
“The victims, who are mostly in their 40s-60s, are accosted while sitting in their vehicle in the company of student girlfriends who are between the ages of 20 and 25.”
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Weilbach urged motorists to make alternative arrangements that are safer.
“Hijackings even occur at business centres. Last week a vehicle was delivered at a fitment centre for glazing in Newlands.
“After the vehicle was glazed it was parked for inspection of the work done.
“While the workers were busy, an armed, unknown armed man ran towards them. He ordered them to get out of the vehicle before he drove off with it.”
Weilbach said truck hijackings were a concern in the many of the other stations within the Tshwane Central cluster. She said these hijackings occurred during broad daylight between 12:00 and 15:00.
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“The truck drivers reported to the police that a passenger in a passing vehicle indicated to them that there was something wrong with the truck at the back.
“All the truck drivers described how they stopped to investigate as they did not expect any foul play as the vehicle with the person who indicated the problem drove off.
“A second vehicle with two or three unknown men would then approach the parked truck and take possession of the truck. The truck drivers and their crews would be forced into another vehicle and later dropped off at different locations.”
Motorists were urged to be vigilant at all times and to avoid being easy targets for hijackers, especially with the looming festive season.
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