7 hijackers nabbed in 11 hours

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Johannesburg - Seven men believed to be members of a hijacking syndicate have been arrested in Pretoria and Mpumalanga, police said on Wednesday. Captain Colette Weilbach said the men were arrested in a space of 11 hours on Monday.

She said two men were arrested after a high speed chase, when a Corsa bakkie neglected to stop on police orders.

The bakkie was cornered on the Old Pretoria road and police discovered that it was hijacked in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga on May 14.

"The two occupants of the vehicle, aged 24 and 26, were immediately arrested for the possession of a stolen vehicle."

Their arrest led police to an address in Ekangala outside Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria, where the Corsa bakkie's sound system and illegal explosive detonators were found inside a Volkswagen Microbus.

Three men were arrested for alleged possession of stolen property and possession of illegal explosives.
Two more men were arrested in the area.

A 45-year-old man was arrested for the alleged possession of unlicensed firearms and a 32-year-old man was held for alleged possession of illegal explosive detonators.

"The police are investigating the possibility that the same weapons were used during the hijacking of the Corsa bakkie on Friday night."

The men were expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

She said police were investigating whether the men were also involved in other crimes.
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/7-hijackers-nabbed-in-11-hours-20100519

Well done to the police! I wonder why news like this doesn't make it to this forum :rolleyes:
 
Great news!

Bizkit87 said:
does a company wide email get send out, congratulating you EVERY TIME YOU DO THE JOB YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO??????
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Good question, crime is a criminals career path, why should that be newsworthy then?
 
Bizkit87 said:
does a company wide email get send out, congratulating you EVERY TIME YOU DO THE JOB YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO??????
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In the last two months 702 and Pick n Pay have given vouchers (or whatever it is) to cops for doing their jobs. The first one for busting some guy for drugs and the other was for the explosives found in South Hills. But they keep on belating about bravery.

I'm sorry. Bravey is charging down a machine gun nest. Bravey is foiling a cash in transit heist. Maybe if the drug dealers were shooting at them or the idiot with the explosives was running around with a detonator you could talk about bravey.

Rant off - well done. I am well chuffed the plods are doing their jobs. And maybe it isn't a bad thing to say well done - just don't go overboard about it.
 
Albereth said:
I'm sorry. Bravey is charging down a machine gun nest. Bravey is foiling a cash in transit heist. Maybe if the drug dealers were shooting at them or the idiot with the explosives was running around with a detonator you could talk about bravey.
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Would you become a cop? In this country?
 
Super! Our police ROCK for making efforts and success like this! (just a pity they're outnumbered at the moment)
 
Bizkit87 said:
does a company wide email get send out, congratulating you EVERY TIME YOU DO THE JOB YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO??????
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If you read a little bit about recognition - you will find that public recognition highlighting doing your job and doing it well often causes the person in question to strive harder to achieve simialr results and up their game.

So don't be a negagtive twat and celebrate the fact there is one less criminal on the streets.
 
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Good job!

Why not commend someone for doing a good job? Even if it is what they are supposed to do.
 
Bizkit87 said:
does a company wide email get send out, congratulating you EVERY TIME YOU DO THE JOB YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO??????
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Is there something wrong with encouraging good performance? My manager commends me all the time. Don't take it out on us if you're emo because you don't get any acknowledgment.
 
@ Albereth - a good friend of mine is a cop at Kempton Park SAPF in Johannesburg, and he says the best thing about his job besides fighting crime is the smiles and gratitude people show when the police do their job - sometimes very well. It makes his job so much more worth while.

I completely commend gratitude given to those who deserve it.
 
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