13 suspects arrested and 6 cars and two firearms confiscated in Western Cape

It has been a good day for the member attached to provincial command centre when 13 suspects were arrested yesterday( Wednesday 2014-11-19) during an operation clamping down on stolen vehicles and hijackings.

During patrols and by following up information a total of 10 suspects between ages 19 and 52 years were arrested for being in possession of stolen vehicles. Six vehicles stolen in Lentegeur, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Bothasig and Mitchells Plain were recovered and confiscated.

3 suspects between ages of 27 and 40 years were arrested for hijacking and 2 vehicles hijacked Harare and Nyanga were recovered.

2 of the suspects are also being charged for house robbery and possession of stolen firearm, 9mm firearm and toy firearms were found in their possession. Once they are charged, the suspect are due to appear in various courts in the Peninsula.

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13 suspects arrested and 6 cars and two firearms confiscated in Western Cape

13 suspects arrested and 6 cars and two firearms confiscated in Western Cape

It has been a good day for the member attached to provincial command centre when 13 suspects were arrested yesterday( Wednesday 2014-11-19) during an operation clamping down on stolen vehicles and hijackings.

During patrols and by following up information a total of 10 suspects between ages 19 and 52 years were arrested for being in possession of stolen vehicles. Six vehicles stolen in Lentegeur, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Bothasig and Mitchells Plain were recovered and confiscated.

3 suspects between ages of 27 and 40 years were arrested for hijacking and 2 vehicles hijacked Harare and Nyanga were recovered.

2 of the suspects are also being charged for house robbery and possession of stolen firearm, 9mm firearm and toy firearms were found in their possession. Once they are charged, the suspect are due to appear in various courts in the Peninsula.

Also view:

Crime as a Threat to Road Safety

Hijack Prevention Guidleines

13 suspects arrested and 6 cars and two firearms confiscated in Western Cape

Stolen goods worth half a million rand confiscated and truck hijacking suspect arrested

On Tuesday, 8 July 2014, Mr Jemal Mohammed, a 33 year old male appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate court, after he was arrested for the Possession of Stolen Property.

Mr Mohammed was arrested at a warehouse in Mayfair after police followed up information on a truck robbery that happened in Meyerton in May 2014. Information led the detectives, attached to the Gauteng Provincial War Room, to warehouses in Mayfair and Bramley. Stolen goods worth more than R500 000- were recovered during the search and seizure operations. The goods included groceries, baby nappies, fridges and stoves.

Investigations are underway as to establish whether the suspect can be linked to other truck hijackings in and around the province. The case was postponed and the suspect was remanded in custody until Tuesday, 15 July 2014. Further charges of Truck Hijacking might be added as investigations into the matter continues.

Also view:

Crime as a Threat to Road Safety

Stolen goods worth half a million rand confiscated and truck hijacking suspect arrested