Police are investigating the links between a hijacking in Brackendowns, in Alberton, and a number of hijackings and robberies within the Germiston Cluster.<\/p>\n
The investigation began when four suspects allegedly hijacked a Jetta 4 in Randhardt, in Alberton.<\/p>
The Alberton SAPS received a call to be on the lookout for the Jetta 4 and a gold Audi A4 station wagon, believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle in the crimes.<\/p>\n
The Jetta 4 was later recovered in Thokoza, where the Brackendowns SAPS managed to identify the getaway vehicle.<\/p>
The SAPS followed the vehicle along the old Vereeniging Road, in Alrode.<\/p>\n
The suspects, realising they were being followed, began to fire at the police, who returned fire.<\/p>\n
Two of the four suspects were shot; one sustained serious injuries, while the other was in a stable condition.<\/p>\n
Both were taken to Natalspruit Hospital and will be transferred to Tembisa Hospital at a later stage.<\/p>\n
None of the SAPS officers were wounded in the shoot-out<\/p>\n
It was during this investigation that Brackendowns SAPS discovered the getaway vehicle that was hijacked in July, this year, and recovered two firearms at the scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n
Further investigation is needed to confirm whether the suspects are linked to a number of hijackings and robberies in the Germiston Cluster.<\/p>\n