Johannesburg CBD: Whites and Asians hijacked, dragged from their cars, by a highly organized armed gang using
boxing-in technique with three-four cars: They are all armed with AK47s.
Second hijacking caught on camera 2013-11-19 A
Gauteng hijackings increase - premier
2013-09-20 14:09 Johannesburg - Vehicle hijackings in Gauteng increased by 2% in the past financial year, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Friday.
"Officers have now shifted focus from vehicle and driver fitness only, but have also included apprehending criminals that use road networks to escape from scenes of crime," Mokonyane told reporters in Johannesburg.
Mokonyane was releasing the province’s 2012/13 crime statistics, from April 2012 to March 2013.
On Thursday, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that on a national scale, car hijacking increased by 5.4 percent over the same period.
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Johannesburg - A man was wounded and arrested in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday night after shooting at metro police, a spokesperson said.
"At around 19:50, metro police officers were busy in the CBD with a stop and search when a Volvo motor vehicle stopped," said Inspector Edna Mamonyane.
There were three men in the car. Metro police were searching the driver and a passenger on the back seat, when a passenger in the front got out the car and produced a firearm, she said.
The metro police took cover. The gunman got back into the car and drove off with the others. The metro police gave chase.
At the intersection of Harrison and Plein streets, the gunman threw himself from the car and opened fire on the metro police.
They returned fire, wounded the man in the leg and arrested him. The others escaped.
The man was under polic guard in hospital, said Mamonyane. The others were still being sought.
"They hijacked the vehicle from Eldorado Park," she said.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Hijacker-shot-after-shooting-at-cops-20131119
Second hijacking of whites in CBD
Johannesburg video:
http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/Second-hijacking-caught-on-camera-20131119
First hijacking of white family CBD Johannesburg http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/Joburg-hijacking-caught-on-CCTV-20131118
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Gauteng-hijackings-increase-premier-20130920
http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/crimestats/2013/downloads/police_station_figures_per_province.xls
http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/crimestats/2013/crime_stats.htm
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