The vehicle was stolen at the Waltloo industrial area before it was tracked to Nellmapius in an operation involving Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS Silverton, SAPS Mamelodi East, and two tracking companies.
Image: Gauteng Traffic Police
Police in Gauteng, working with tracking companies have recovered a stolen vehicle, a Ford Everest sport utility vehicle, and arrested a man who was in possession of the SUV.
Spokesperson for the Gauteng Traffic Police, Sello Maremane told IOL that the stolen vehicle was found while the man was attempting to immobilise the tracking device on the car.
“A stolen vehicle taken from the Waltloo industrial area was recovered following an operation involving Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS Silverton, SAPS Mamelodi East, and two tracking companies,” said Maremane.
“Acting on intelligence, officers traced the vehicle to a house in Nellmapius Extension 8, where they found a suspect in the process of searching the vehicle and attempting to remove its tracking device.
The vehicle was stolen at the Waltloo industrial area before it was tracked to Nellmapius in an operation involving Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS Silverton, SAPS Mamelodi East, and two tracking companies.
Image: Gauteng Traffic Police
“One suspect was arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and officers also seized three signal jamming devices used to disable tracking systems,” he said.
The vehicle was stolen at the Waltloo industrial area before it was tracked to Nellmapius in an operation involving Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS Silverton, SAPS Mamelodi East, and two tracking companies.
Image: Gauteng Traffic Police
In January, IOL reported that members of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) had recovered a white Toyota Fortuner in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after the popular sport utility vehicle was stolen in Garsfontein, Pretoria East.
TMPD spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said the Tactical Unit members have “continuously” been recovering stolen vehicles in various areas across the City of Tshwane.
“The members responded to a call regarding a Toyota Fortuner that was stolen in Garsfontein, Pretoria East on Friday, January 24 2025. Working together with a vehicle tracker company, they managed to trace the vehicle to the Atteridgeville area. The members pursued the vehicle and found it abandoned at Mokhukhu Street in Atteridgeville,” said Mahamba.
No suspects were found at the scene.
Another vehicle that was hijacked in Mamelodi was found abandoned by the TMPD Tactical Unit members in Mamelodi East.
jonisayi.maromo@iol.co.za
IOL
Related Topics:
