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hijacking
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Why Your Uber Driver Refuses To Drop You Or A Package In Some Areas
22 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
It is not just xenophobia and the clash between Uber and local taxi operators that put Uber drivers at risk in South Africa.
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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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Lucky Escape For Police And Courier Driver After Randburg Shootout [Video]
05 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
You’re staring down the barrel of a policeman’s gun as he confronts a pair of armed criminals trying to rob a courier van in Fleurhof, Randburg.
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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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Latest Hijacking Data A Worry For Toyota Hilux And VW Polo Drivers
31 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Security firm Fidelity Secure Drive recently released data on which car brands and makes hijackers target, when they prefer to strike, and the methods they use.
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Here Are SA’s Latest Hijacking Hotspots
18 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Hijacking in South Africa is getting worse, according to South Africa’s crime statistics for Q3 2021/2022.
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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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You Know It’s Bad When Security Officers Are Getting Hijacked [Video]
09 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Two security officers were sitting in a company patrol vehicle in Groblersdal, Polokwane when a pair of gunmen appeared out of nowhere.
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Woman Escapes Tshwane Highway Spike Robber In Broad Daylight [Video]
07 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Dashcam footage shows a barefoot woman standing in the middle of the N1 South in Tshwane after her vehicle’s tyres were spiked late on Sunday morning.
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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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Watch This Jozi Family Escape Hijacking By Three Armed Men [Video]
25 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A Johannesburg councillor and her family almost had their Range Rover hijacked at a Lonehill complex on Saturday night, but quick thinking and luck helped them escape.
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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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Latest Hijacking Stats Paint A Worrying Picture For Western Cape
04 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Hijacking in South Africa has surpassed the number of vehicle theft, according to vehicle tracking company Tracker.
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Harrowing Dashcam Footage Shows Armoured Truck Guards Dodging Bullets In Attempted CIT Heist [Video]
03 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A recently released video of dashcam footage from inside an armoured vehicle shows two security officers dodging bullets as they try to evade armed robbers.
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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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Bomb Squad Rescues Cape Security Guard With Explosives Strapped To His Body [Video]
01 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
In a horrifying cash-in-transit heist, two security officers were hijacked, kidnapped, and left on the N2, one of whom had had bomb strapped to his body.
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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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Looting, Blockades, And Violence As Gauteng Taxi Strike Goes Off The Rails [Videos]
18 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A taxi strike is underway in Gauteng, as the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) protests outstanding COVID-19 relief fund payments.
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Warning: SA Thieves Are Using This New Scam To Steal Cars
27 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Tracker, one of the country’s biggest vehicle tracking companies, has warned of a new car theft scam doing the rounds.
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Dog Shot While Fighting Off Armed Robbers Outside Brakpan Home [Video]
04 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Niki, a four-year-old Doberman, ran to her owner’s defence when he was held at gunpoint by criminals outside his home.
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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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Truly Frightening Stats Behind SA’s Crime Epidemic
21 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The courts are chaotic, the conviction rate is low, and South Africa’s crime problem is clearly out of control.
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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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