The Elsburg SAPS is warning the community to be alert at all times.<\/p>\n
Currently criminals are using the following modus operandi:<\/p>
\u201cThe suspects appear to be asking for a lift (hitchhiking), or asking for transport to take items to a certain place,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.<\/p>\n
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