Car hijacking: 'Hunt is on' for Gauteng road spike gangs

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‘Hunt is on’ for Gauteng road spike gangs

“We cannot allow criminals to jeopardise the lives of citizens under our watch. Criminals have declared war on us and citizens,” Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane said. The gang the police are hunting used road spikes to burst the tyres of a minibus on Friday, forcing it to a stop next to the Stormvoël off-ramp. ALSO READ: Road spike gang: Suspect shot dead in Pretoria Gauteng Traffic Police and Special Law Enforcement Unit officers caught them...

“While the criminals were busy, the SLEU members intervened and attempted to arrest the robbers. They started shooting at the officers without uttering any word and the officers returned fire,” Maremane said.“The other suspects are still at large and law enforcement officials are hunting them down,” Maremane said.

“To date, 149 cases have been opened with regards to spike placement on the highway in the past three years,” Shackleton said. Of these, only six arrests have been made and no convictions. “Car hijacking has increased from 2 290 cases in the 2019-20 financial year to 2 328cases this year.”

 

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