{"id":60947,"date":"2014-06-02T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/60947\/officers-catch-hijackers\/"},"modified":"2014-06-02T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T10:24:59","slug":"officers-catch-hijackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/06\/02\/officers-catch-hijackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers catch hijackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Germiston Flying Squad took to the streets on May 25, at about 10.10pm, after they received information that a truck may have been hijacked at the Engen garage, in Jack Street, Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>The truck had a tracking device fitted and the officers went searching for it on the N3 and N12 highways, towards Isando, as the signal from the truck was in that vicinity.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60949\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/05\/22GCNCRIMEHIJAMH_530931888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60949\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/05\/22GCNCRIMEHIJAMH_530931888-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"WO Mark Woodley (left), from the Germiston Flying Squad, is congratulated by Brig Phumla Mdlankomo, the Germiston cluster commander, for a job well done.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/05\/22GCNCRIMEHIJAMH_530931888-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/05\/22GCNCRIMEHIJAMH_530931888-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/05\/22GCNCRIMEHIJAMH_530931888.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WO Mark Woodley (left), from the Germiston Flying Squad, is congratulated by Brig Phumla Mdlankomo, the Germiston cluster commander, for a job well done.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The officers, with help from members of the Johannesburg Flying Squad, saw the truck and ordered the driver to stop on Barbara Road, near the R24 highway.<\/p>\n<p>When the truck had stopped, the occupants were ordered to get out of the vehicle.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>They were searched and secured before the police officers searched the truck.<\/p>\n<p>To their surprise, they found the real driver of the truck bound with rope inside the truck.<\/p>\n<p>He informed the police officers that he had been hijacked and that the suspects had a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>A thorough search of the vehicle yielded the discovery of a 9mm pistol, with no serial number, hidden behind the driver&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>The two suspects, aged 27 and 35, were arrested and taken to the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>They face charges of hijacking and possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Communications officer for the Germiston SAPS, WO Andr\u00e9 de Jager, said: &#8220;Brig Phumla Mdlankomo, the Germiston cluster commander, congratulated WO Mark Woodley and Sgt Jacques Reynders for their efficient work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were given certificates of appreciation for their outstanding police work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='94c0804be8acc161769e9acb77d8ec32'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local police officers commended for 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