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Original Post Date: 2004-02-18 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 2/18/2004 6:51:30 AM
S.Africa: Johannesburg: Violent Hijacker"s suburban mayhem
A woman was hijacked, another badly hurt, two schoolgirls were injured, shots were fired – and a car smashed through a kitchen wall.
This was not a B-grade movie, but a hijack drama and a police chase in the early morning hours in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
The chaos started at 6.50am when a 54-year-old woman arrived at the home of a friend for their usual early morning walk.
‘There go my friends, they’re coming to look for me’
As she drove into her friend’s driveway at the house in 6th Avenue, Highlands North, three men in a golden Honda Ballade ambushed her.
Recounting her ordeal, the woman said she had just stopped when two men jumped out of the Ballade. One of them approached her friend with a gun before turning towards her, demanding the keys to her car, a Toyota Cressida.
Two of the suspects then fled in the Honda Ballade, while the gunman drove the stolen car.
Meanwhile, a man had reported the incident to the Flying Squad’s 10111 number, giving details of the car, Inspector Amanda Roestoff, police spokesperson for Johannesburg, said.
Five minutes later an undercover inspector and sergeant from the Alexandra crime intelligence task team heard the report on their radio and went in pursuit of the stolen car.
“They were heading towards Rooth Road when they saw the stolen Cressida with one occupant driving past them in 16th Avenue, heading north,” Roestoff said.
The detectives followed in their unmarked car, identifying themselves by putting on their blue light and a siren.
“The suspect looked back and saw the police. At the stop sign at the Roosevelt Street intersection the Cressida collided with a sedan and a bakkie, but the suspect immediately fled the scene,” said Roestoff.
A woman was badly hurt in the crash.
The police continued their chase and fired seven shots at the Cressida, four of which hit the car, but none struck the suspect, who continued down 16th Avenue.
“About 200m on, between Roosevelt and Selbourne Streets, the Cressida collided with another bakkie and a taxi,” Roestoff said. Two schoolgirls sitting on the back of the bakkie were hurt.
The alleged hijacker headed on – but eventually lost control of the car.
“He drove through a concrete wall and into the kitchen of a house, close to where a pregnant woman was standing,” the spokesperson said.
The two police officers arrested the suspect, a 22-year-old Alexandra resident. He was found to be in possession of a 9mm pistol with the serial number filed off.
As the drama unfolded, members of the Johannesburg Flying Squad had raced out to the scene in response to radio calls for back-up.
“A sergeant and his crew drove past the crash scenes. They went to help with the arrest and overheard the suspect say, ‘There go my friends, they’re coming to look for me’.”
They looked up – and saw the golden Ballade drive past, and gave chase,” Roestoff said.
The suspects turned a corner, headed down 15th Street and parked the car in a yard. Both suspects managed to escape by running through nearby shacks.
“The ignition in the Ballade was broken and it had no licence disk, so it is suspected to have been stolen,” Roestoff said. The car was confiscated.
The Johannesburg anti-hijacking unit is investigating.
The damaged Cressida was recovered and taken to Norwood police station.
This article was originally published on page 2 of The Star on January 29, 2004
Source: IOL
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