EMPD officers nailed three men who have allegedly been robbing and hijacking people in Germiston and Boksburg.<\/p>\n
The arrests came after a couple was hijacked on Saturday morning at 6am by the three men in the Boksburg CBD.<\/p>
The victims\u2019 black VW Polo Vivo was taken at gun-point.<\/p>\n
Following the activation of the hijacked vehicle\u2019s tracking system EMPD Intervention Unit members tracked the vehicle down to Roodekop in Germiston, whereupon three suspects were arrested.<\/p>
The hijacked Polo was found parked in Sunflower Street in Roodekop at about 6.30am.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the EMPD members approached the vehicle, three occupants hastily alighted and bolted on foot,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, EMPD media liaison officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the suspects were apprehended after attempting to escape by scaling a few fences in the area.\u201d
\nA 9mm pistol with its serial number filed off, four handbags, three purses and 12 cellphones were found in the hijacked vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trio admitted that they have been robbing people in the Germiston and Boksburg areas,\u201d Mokheseng said.<\/p>\n
The suspects, aged between 20 and 30, were booked at the Alberton Police Station on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of an unlicenced firearm and possession of suspected stolen property.<\/p>\n
They are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday, September 28.<\/p>\n
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