The members responded to a call regarding a Toyota Fortuner that was stolen in
Garsfontein, Pretoria East on Friday, 24 January 2025. Working together with a vehicle tracker company, they managed to trace the vehicle to the Atteridgeville area.
The members pursued the vehicle and found it abandoned at Mokhukhu Street in Atteridgeville. No suspects were found. Another vehicle that was hijacked in Mamelodi was found abandoned by the members in Mamelodi East.
The third vehicle, a Mercedez Benz A200, was located by the members in the Atteridgeville area after receiving information of a vehicle that was hijacked in Thembisa, Ivory Park.
The members followed up on the coordinates received from a tracker company and they managed to recover the vehicle, which was deserted with no suspects.
Tactical Unit members conducted a joint operation on 22 January 2025 with crime intelligence, the Hawks and Pretoria Moot investigation. The operation was aimed at locating suspects of violent crimes, which include murder and hijackings, among other crimes.
During the operation, the team managed to arrest two wanted suspects that were aprehended at different addresses. The first white male suspect was found with firearms and vehicle registration certificates taken from a hijacked vehicle.
The second black male suspect was found in possession of an unlicenced firearm as well as keys of a hijacked vehicle. The suspects are alleged to have hijacked a Nissan
Almera at a mall in Gezina.
It was also discovered that the two suspects are also linked to a case of hijacking in
Pretoria North, attempted murder in Pretoria Moot and escape from custody in Pretoria West.
The Chief of Police, Commissioner YCR Faro, applauds the members for their swift reaction to these crimes and their evident dedication.
