Eager to address trio crimes and in an attempt to protect community members, police officials from SAPS Despatch recovered two hijacked vehicles on 21 December 2017, within a few minutes apart.
Alert members were patrolling their area at about 13:45, when their attention was drawn to a white Ford Bantam bakkie that was parked deserted in the bushes in Kings Town, Khayamnandi, Despatch.
Thorough investigations revealed that the bakkie was hijacked in August 2017 in Kwazakhele.
Meanwhile, Despatch members on patrol in a second vehicle in Mawawa Street, Kings Town, Khayamnandi, Despatch, at the same time, recovered a second hijacked vehicle. A Chev Aveo was found abandoned that was hijacked in New Brighton during May 2017.
Both vehicles were handed in at the Uitenhage Vehicle Crime Identification Unit for further investigations. No arrests were made at this stage, but all possible leads will be followed up on in an attempt to apprehend the culprits.
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