Police in the OR Tambo district recovered two hijacked vehicles and arrested a 75- year-old man for the theft of 35 sheep.
Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo said that the elderly man and the suspect involved in the hijacking and theft of the vehicles will appear in court soon.
"At about 3pm, at Ntobongwana locality, Upper Ntafufu A/A in Lusikisiki, a Ford Ranger vehicle was robbed at gunpoint in business premises by three unknown armed suspects who drove on R61 road towards Port St John's. The vehicle was recovered in Mkhanzini locality, Port St Johns by Port St John's Crime Prevention members with the K9 Unit. A 26-year-old male suspect was arrested for possession of the stolen vehicle,” said Matyolo.
In a seperate incident in Qumbu, Blackhill village, a newly established OR Tambo Stocktheft Prevention Unit, Qumbu Visible Policing members and District Office Command Centre members recovered an Isuzu D-Max vehicle that was hijacked in Tsolo, in July. A 35-year-old male suspect from Bajodini village, also in Qumbu, was arrested for the unlawful possession of a suspected stolen vehicle.
"The team also recovered 35 mixed sheep allegedly stolen in KwaBhaca, and arrested a 75-year-old male suspect for possession of suspected stolen livestock," he said.
All arrested suspects will appear before various magistrate courts on Friday, facing charges ranging from unlawful possession of a hijacked or stolen vehicle to the unlawful possession of suspected to be stolen stock.
OR Tambo District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana, applauded his members for intensifying Operation Shanela II as they embarked on various operations within the district, recovering suspected stolen stock and hijacked vehicles. The operation started at 10pm on Wednesday, and lasted until 4am on Thursday.
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