{"id":173516,"date":"2018-02-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173516\/hijacked-vehicle-recovered-quickly\/"},"modified":"2018-02-25T20:48:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T18:48:46","slug":"hijacked-vehicle-recovered-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/26\/hijacked-vehicle-recovered-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijacked vehicle recovered quickly in Katlehong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Working swiftly, last Monday, the EMPD Public Order Policing Unit members tracked down a vehicle a few hours after it had been hijacked.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle, an Isuzu LDV, was hijacked in the Khuluma section of Katlehong at noon and recovered in the same section of Katlehong at 3.35pm.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_173518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173518\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-173518\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/08GCNCRIMEHIJAM_58874-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/08GCNCRIMEHIJAM_58874-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/08GCNCRIMEHIJAM_58874-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/08GCNCRIMEHIJAM_58874-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/08GCNCRIMEHIJAM_58874.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-173518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This white Isuzu LDV was recovered, last Monday, in Katlehong, after being hijacked earlier in the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Isuzu was recovered through the vehicle\u2019s tracking co-ordinates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was found on Hlahatsi Street parked with its doors unlocked.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe vehicle had no visible damage,\u201d said Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesperson for the EMPD.<\/p>\n<p>After the SAPS had completed the formalities on the recovered vehicle it was towed to the SAPS Van Ryn Deep pound in Benoni for safe-keeping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173511\/vehicle-stolen-in-pretoria-recovered-in-rondebult\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vehicle stolen in Pretoria recovered in Rondebult<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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