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A police constable working as a hofordonnans at the local magistrate’s court has been arrested after a man was hijacked.
A 35-year-old Ermelo police constable was arrested on Sunday on charges of carjacking and possession of a suspected stolen vehicle.
The arrest follows an incident in which a 37-year-old man was hijacked from his Volkswagen Polo on Saturday. The hijacking occurred while the victim was en route from Lothair to Ermelo.
After stopping at a gas station in Ermelo, he picked up two male hitchhikers who then forced him into the back seat of his car.
The suspects drove on the N11 towards Hendrina and forced the victim to disclose the code of his bank card.
It is learnt that the suspects then called an accomplice who showed up in a BMW with another individual.
They drove to Breyten, where they withdrew an undisclosed amount of money from the victim’s account at an ATM.
While the suspects tried to transfer the victim into the BMW, he managed to escape and disappeared into the darkness.
The incident was reported to Ermelo police.
A car tracking company assisted the police by providing information on the whereabouts of the hijacked Polo.
Police pursued the vehicle, but the suspect driving the Polo exited the vehicle and fled.
The next day, the victim spotted the BMW involved in the incident at a car wash in Ermelo.
Police responded quickly, arrested the suspect and seized the BMW, which was also reported stolen.
The suspect, a police constable who works as a hofordonnans at the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court, is now facing charges of carjacking and possession of
suspected stolen property.
SOURCE:Ermelo Police Constable Arrested on Charge of Hijacking – People’s Power News (volkskrag.co.za)
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