Hijacked vehicle recovered before formal case opened

Officers recover vehicle moments after it was stolen.

Sgt Abby Motala (left), Const Thabang Motebejae, Const Pheneas Ngcongwane and Const Denick Ramasobae recently recovered a hijacked vechicle moments after it was stolen. The vehicle was recovered during a patrol in the Makause informal settlement.

Officers from the Primrose Police Station were recently on a routine patrol of the Makause informal settlement when they were told to look out for a highjacked vehicle.

The white delivery van had just been hijacked in the Germiston area.

The officers spotted a vehicle matching the description given over the radio, seized it and took it back to the police station.

This vehicle was recently hijacked in the Germiston area. It was recovered in the Makause informal settlement before a formal case had even been opened.

Officers from the Primrose Police Station recently recovered this hijacked vehicle.

“The vehicle was recovered by officers before a formal case file had even been opened,” communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome, said.

“The station’s management salutes the officers involved for a job well done.

“If the Primrose police continue to work like this we will reach our goal of eradicating crime in the area.”