Two vehicle hijackings and one stolen vehicle during a housebreaking occurred in the span of days with all vehicles recovered.
Spokesperson for Marshall Security, Tyron Powell said: “On Thursday, 23 June, members of our Special Operations Team were activated to assist Tracker SA with locating a Toyota Hilux that had been hijacked in the KwaDabeka area by an unknown amount of armed suspects.”
After about an hour’s search, teams managed to track the hijacked vehicle to where it was recovered and found abandoned in KwaMashu A-Section. On Sunday 26 June, at approximately 10am, Powell said that the Marshall Security Emergency Dispatch Centre received a panic activation on Hilken Drive, uMhlanga.
He said: “Multiple Armed Response Officers were dispatched to scene. Upon further investigation it was established that an unknown amount of suspects forced open the balcony window of a tenants flat, during the course of the evening. Various household items including the tenants blue Mercedes Benz, a flat screen TV, gas gun and tools from the spare room had been stolen.”
“Then on Sunday at approximately 3.40pm members of our Special Operations Team were yet again activated to assist Tracker SA with another hijacked vehicle. This time a Renault Triber which was hijacked on Dumisani Makhaya Road by an unknown amount of armed suspects,” added Powell.
Later that Sunday evening, following up on information investigations lead a Special Ops Team to the KwaDabeka area where the stolen blue Mercedes Benz partially stripped, was recovered and found abandoned on Nkululeko Road in KwaDabeka L-section.
“After an 11-minute track from being activated, the hijacked vehicle was found abandoned yet again in Kwamashu A-Section where it was recovered with the keys still in the ignition by members of our Special Operations Team and the SAPS Provincial Trio Task Team. All recovered vehicles were handed over to the SAPS for further investigation and processing,” he concluded.
