{"id":212913,"date":"2019-07-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212913\/germiston-flying-squad-member-recovers-hijacked-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T13:59:09","slug":"germiston-flying-squad-member-recovers-hijacked-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/26\/germiston-flying-squad-member-recovers-hijacked-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston Flying Squad member recovers hijacked vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WO Lestja Mahlong from the Germiston Flying Squad was conducting night patrols in Dikole section, Katlehong, last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>At about 1.30am he noticed a red Toyota Etios abandoned in the section.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He approached the vehicle and asked for more information about it by communicating via the police radio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/212567\/stolen-vehicle-recovered-in-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston Flying Squad swoops into Katlehong, recovers stolen vehicle<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211983\/katlehong-couple-arrested-allegedly-in-possession-of-r22-000-worth-of-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katlehong couple arrested allegedly in possession of R22\u00a0000 worth of drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mahlong was told that the vehicle was allegedly hijacked by four African males in Khumalo, next to a Caltex garage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that the four African males were in possession of pepper spray which they used during the hijacking of the vehicle,\u201d said Const Ntombikayise Ngcobo, Germiston Flying Squad communications officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo arrests have been made so far and fingerprints were taken from the recovered vehicle and it was booked into the SAPS pound for further investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" 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