{"id":64547,"date":"2014-07-19T10:51:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T08:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=64547"},"modified":"2014-07-19T10:51:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T08:51:57","slug":"two-men-arrested-hijacking-castleview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/07\/19\/two-men-arrested-hijacking-castleview\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men arrested for hijacking in Castleview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GCN has received unconfirmed reports, this morning (July 19), of two men being arrested for hijacking at the Stone Arch Estate in Castleview, Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the two men, who are also believed to have been involved in a housebreaking, stole a Volkswagen Golf but were tracked through the Golf&#8217;s on board tracking system.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The men then abandoned the Golf and Stole a Volkswagen Polo.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the men then traveled to the Stone Arch, where they were tracked down by the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Onlookers at the scene say that shots were fired at around 7.30am this morning, and a police helicopter could be seen over head.<\/p>\n<p>Some also claim they saw the two men attempting abandon the Polo outside of the Estate and try to run into the Estate.<\/p>\n<p>One was apprehended outside, while the second manage to get into the Estate.<\/p>\n<p>It was there officers were able to catch and arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>Unconfirmed reports state that when officers searched the house where the men were alleged to have been staying, they found a number of other vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The GCN is currently trying to reach the Germiston SAPS for confirmation of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Updates to follow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64551\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-64551\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3368-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"The GCN has received unconfirmed reports, this morning (July 19), of two men being arrested for hijacking at the Stone Arch Estate in Castleview, Germiston.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3368-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3368-200x266.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3368-50x66.jpg 50w, 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of two men being arrested for hijacking at the Stone Arch Estate in Castleview, Germiston.\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3366-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3366-200x266.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3366-50x66.jpg 50w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3366-99x133.jpg 99w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/07\/IMG_3366.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The GCN has received unconfirmed reports, this morning (July 19), of two men being arrested for hijacking at the Stone Arch Estate in Castleview, 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