Members of Marshall Security found themselves at the right place at the right time after a vehicle allegedly used in multiple hijackings and armed robberies in recent weeks was spotted after they tracked another hijacked vehicle to the Ntuzuma area on Friday.
Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell said the emergency dispatch centre received multiple reports on numerous WhatsApp crime alert groups that a hijacking had just taken place on Ramchand Road in the Effingham area just after 4pm on Friday.
He said a white Toyota Fortuner had been hijacked.
“Multiple armed response officers and special operations team members were immediately dispatched to the scene, and a few minutes later were also activated by Altech Netstar to assist with locating the same hijacked Toyota Fortuner,” he said.
Powell said the members immediately proceeded to the last known location of the possible whereabouts of the hijacked vehicle.
He said 30 minutes after the vehicle had been hijacked and within 14 minutes of the Altech Netstar activation, the Fortuner was located on Nkonka Road in the Ntuzuma area.
“The vehicle was already stripped and badly damaged from the suspects attempting to find the tracking device, but they were unsuccessful,” said Powell, adding that the scene was secured for further investigation by the SAPS.
Powell said shortly after the recovery of the Fortuner, members spotted a white Chevrolet on Impungushe Avenue that had allegedly been used for numerous hijackings and armed robberies.
“As soon as the suspect spotted our team members, he immediately fled and a short car chase ensued. The suspect lost control of his vehicle, crashed, and then fled on foot and managed to escape by fleeing into the informal settlement,” he said.
He said it was later established that the vehicle had been hijacked earlier this month in the Kwamashu area and was used in the hijacking of the Fortuner that had just occurred in Effingham.
Powell said the scene was secured and handed over to Kwamashu SAPS for further investigation and processing.
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