Tuesday, 18 February
A CASE of carjacking was filed with the Montclair SAPS after an e-hailing service driver was held at knife point in his car at about 10am.
The driver responded to a request to transport passengers from Clermont to Montclair. While transporting the men to Montclair, he did not notice anything sinister about them. While on Montclair Road one of the occupants told him to park in front of the houses that was below road level.
While in the process of ending the trip meter, he was attacked from the rear by one of the men who grabbed hold of him by the neck. The other occupant, who was seated in the front passenger seat, turned the ignition off. The victim was bundled into the rear seat of the vehicle and tied with a cable around his arms.
The suspects dove off onto oncoming traffic. The driver then decided to grab hold of the man seated on the rear seat and unlocked the door. Both alighted from the vehicle, however, the driver could not over power the assailant because he was in possession of a knife. He was left on the road and made his way to the police station for assistance.
Wednesday, 19 February
AT about 2pm an e-hailing service driver received a request to transport a passenger to Montclair. While on Alamein Road with his two clients, he was told to stop his car. One of his clients produced a firearm and pointed it towards the driver. Thereafter both men directed him to the rear seat and made him lay down. They drove off with him in his silver Toyota Avanza to Umlazi where he was dropped off. They removed his property from him. He was assisted by the community and was taken to the police station.
Thursday, 20 February
AT about 3.15pm a woman was in her house on Grove Road when she was accosted by three unknown men, who used a crow bar to threaten her and to gain entry into the house. The men removed various property, however, they were disturbed and failed to remove the television from the wall. Family members attempted to fight back. The suspects escaped in a grey Toyota Etios.
Thursday, 20 February
AT about 4.30pm a woman was alone in her house on Bathurst Road when she was accosted by three men, who stormed in and threatened her to not move.
She was questioned if there were other occupants in the house, while one of the men checked the other rooms to confirm the woman was alone on the property. The men removed cash and property and thereafter proceeded to escape on foot.
Saturday, 22 February
AT 6.55pm two men were in a bakkie travelling on Montclair Road to visit another friend. At their destination they parked on the side walk next to the gate of the friend’s house. Before they alighted the bakkie they were approached by two unknown men on foot.
The men requested for something which the occupants of the car could not hear and when asked to repeat themselves, the men produced a firearm and pointed it at the driver. They demanded the keys and thereafter went to the passenger and removed his belongings. The unknown men drove off with the victim’s vehicle.
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