PORT ELIZABETH - Police in Port Elizabeth have arrested three suspects and recovered a hijacked car with the owner still inside the vehicle, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"Being alert while performing crime prevention duties is one of the reasons why our members achieve good successes. This was once again seen by members of the flying squad after they arrested three suspects and recovered a stolen vehicle with the driver inside the vehicle," Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said.
While police officers were carrying out normal crime prevention duties in the Summerstrand area on Friday afternoon, they noticed a Toyota Avanza that was earlier recorded as a hijacked vehicle driving in their direction.
"The members made a U-turn and followed the vehicle. Once the driver of the Avanza noticed the police vehicle they sped away and a high-speed chase ensued, but in Marine Drive the members stopped the vehicle and apprehended three suspects, and one suspect manage to run away; the owner of the vehicle was unharmed but was in a state of shock," she said.
