Police visibility in Philippi-East, Cape Town, continues to deliver the desired results. A 25-year-man is due to appear in the court once charged for hijacking.
The suspect was arrested on the night of 17 June 2021, during patrols while driving in the hijacked vehicle. When the vehicle was tested, it was positively linked to hijacking in Samora Machel policing precinct.
The suspect is currently in detention.
Two men will also be in court on 18 June 2021, on a charge of possession of stolen motor vehicle after vigilant police members on patrol arrested them on Wednesday, 16 June in Philippi-East.
Both aged, 27 and 28 from Marikana informal settlement were arrested after the officers did stop-and-search operations and tested the vehicle for ownership.
The motor vehicle was positively linked to a theft case in the Pinelands policing precinct during this month.
