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Going To Kruger Soon? Avoid This Crime Hotspot Road
05 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Monday, a German tourist was shot dead at Numbi Road near Hazyview in Mpumalanga in an attempted hijacking.
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First-Person View Of Armed Robbery On N2 To Cape Town [Video]
29 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The stretch of highway from Somerset West heading towards Borcherds Quarry Road en route to Cape Town International Airport has become notorious.
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SA Hijackers Changing Their Tactics To Suit The Times
28 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s been a recent shift in hijacking trends where criminal syndicates are changing their tactics and adapting.
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Drive A Toyota Or VW? These Are Hijackers’ Favourite Models
20 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Happy Monday. Let’s lighten the mood with some crime stats, shall we?
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Mpumalanga School Bus Robbery Terrifies Teachers [Video]
17 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Two videos that show separate criminal acts on our South African roads, one from last Friday and one from Tuesday, are doing the rounds.
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Cape Town Mom Relives Baby Hijacking Nightmare
28 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On September 13, one of the worst things that can happen to any parent happened to Alicia Lamprecht.
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Mother And Baby Reunited After Observatory Hijacking Nightmare
13 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town mother Alicia Lamprecht dealt with any parent’s worst nightmare this morning when her seven-month-old son was taken in a hijacking.
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Western Cape Has Three Of Top Four Hijacking Hotspots
24 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Police minister Bheki Cele released new crime statistics for the last two years, and the reports show a big jump in hijacking numbers.
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Hijacking Chase On Boyes Drive Comes With Very Colourful Commentary [Videos]
24 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Video footage captured a high-speed car chase along Boyes Drive, between Muizenberg and Fish Hoek, which took place on Monday. The man filming certainly enjoyed the arrest.
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SA Hijackings – Peak Times And Hotspots To Watch Out For
03 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Tracker’s Vehicle Crime Index shows a decrease in hijackings across South Africa, but that doesn’t mean that we can let our guards down, especially in certain areas.
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Attempted Hit Or Hijacking? Footage Of The Attack On Former Hawks Boss [Video]
02 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On January 25, former Hawks boss Johan Booysen was chased by a man wielding a gun, although the assailant’s attempts to discharge the weapon were unsuccessful.
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Wild High-Speed Chase Between Truck Hijacker And SAPS [Video]
27 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s not often that you see a truck involved in a high-speed chase, with the driver hijacking the vehicle in Porterville and initially avoiding a police roadblock.
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Latest Hijacking Stats Show Crooks Are Back At Work
13 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Unfortunately, while many industries remain closed during lockdown, criminals are getting back to work.
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SAPS Warning: Hijackers Have A New Trick For Stealing Cars
29 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The SAPS has warned that hijackers have upped their game, and are using a few new tricks to steal cars in South Africa.
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A Step-By-Step Guide To Hijacking Elon Musk’s Space Car
15 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
So you think you’re a pro just because you’ve cracked rank 8 000 on ‘Grand Theft Auto’? Well, this guy figured out how to steal Elon Musk’s space car.
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Durban Suburb Leads SA Hijacking Top 30 List, With Cape Town Nowhere To Be Seen
19 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The SAPS crime stats for 2019 reveal the 30 areas with the worst hijacking statistics. Thankfully, Cape Town doesn’t feature.
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Hijacking Hotspots In Cape Town, Jozi, Durban, And Pretoria
20 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Tracker has released its vehicle crime statistics for the year July 2018 to June 2019, which also provides insight into the areas where hijackings are most prevalent.
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Hijackers In Jozi Could Have A Tough Time Hiding From These Cameras [Video]
10 Jul 2019 by Carrie / 1 Comment
In what will hopefully serve as a warning to other would-be criminals, Sanral cameras kept track of two armed hijackers until the police could catch up to them in Jozi.
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Hectic Video Shows Daylight Abduction On Busy Jozi Street
09 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Footage shows the armed robbery and abduction of a Johannesburg businessman, which took place at around 10AM on Saturday.
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Durban Man Fights Off Three Hijackers Trying To Kidnap Him [Video]
04 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
CCTV footage shows a man fighting off three hijackers who tried to kidnap him in Bluff, Durban.
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Carte Blanche Warns Customers About South Africa’s Vehicle Recovery Companies [Video]
28 Jun 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every day, South African news sites are littered with videos of hijackings and car theft. That’s why we rely on vehicle recovery systems, but is it money well spent?
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Rolex Gang Strikes Again In Jozi [Video]
17 Jan 2019 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Despite arrests being last year that were linked to the crime syndicate, it seems there’s no keeping the Rolex Gang down.
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Our First Thwarted Hijacking Video Of The Year Comes From Jozi
15 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A quick-thinking Jozi driver outsmarted more than four armed men when they tried to hijack his car in Morningside, Johannesburg.
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Cape Town Woman Evades Hijackers Using Reversing Skills [Video]
28 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A Cape Town woman managed to evade hijackers when she reversed in double-time, smashing into other cars in Blomvlei Road in Lansdowne.
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Manhunt Underway For Free State Daylight Murderers [Video]
12 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police in the Free State are now searching for two men who killed a man inside his car at a shopping centre parking lot in Welkom.
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When Your Jozi Smash-And-Grab Doesn’t Work Out As Planned [Video]
04 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This video, coming out of Morningside, is a pretty good advertisement for getting strengthened windows for your vehicle.
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Quick Sticks – Watch How Rapidly These Armed Robbers Get To Work In Jozi [Video]
01 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In case you needed a reminder of how quickly things can go wrong, here’s a gang of rather efficient crooks getting to work.
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Hardcore Granny Gives Hijackers A Run For Their Money [Video]
04 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
When hijackers tried to take on this little old lady, they didn’t expect her to fight back. They soon found out that you don’t mess with an angry granny.
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Jozi Driver Refuses To Hand Over Car During Hijacking, Wrecks Car Instead [Video]
16 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most people would be overcome with fear when a gun was pointed in their direction. This driver, reportedly in Johannesburg, had other ideas.
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This CCTV Footage Of Jozi Undertaker Shooting At Hijackers Is Ridiculous [Videos]
26 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Video footage has emerged of hijackers attempting to rob the CEO of a funeral home in his driveway. That’s when it all went downhill from there.
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