34-f8c0-4082-99e7-4acec35ab1df) The incident occurred on Sunday, January 19, around 2.15pm, when the patrol unit received information about a white Polo suspected to have been hijacked (https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/police-nab-gang-of-four-in-highway-robbery-near-sasolburg-bbe380a3-821f-4fef-bf81-cc1f5d4ad7fd) near the Vaal Truck Stop in Sasolburg. Acting on the tip-off, the officers promptly tracked down the vehicle on Brand Street in Kroonstad, where the intercepted it. “The driver was interviewed but failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for being in possession of the vehicle,” said police spokesperson, Sergeant Josephine Rani. The suspect was immediately arrested, and the vehicle confiscated. The 25-year-old male now faces charges of possession of suspected stolen property and is expected to appear in the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court soon. IOL17:T50b,

A quick response by the Fezile Dabi District Highway Patrol has led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man in Kroonstad for possession of suspected stolen property, following a tip-off about a hijacked vehicle.

The incident occurred on Sunday, January 19, around 2.15pm, when the patrol unit received information about a white Polo suspected to have been hijacked near the Vaal Truck Stop in Sasolburg.

Acting on the tip-off, the officers promptly tracked down the vehicle on Brand Street in Kroonstad, where the intercepted it.

“The driver was interviewed but failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for being in possession of the vehicle,” said police spokesperson, Sergeant Josephine Rani.

The suspect was immediately arrested, and the vehicle confiscated.

The 25-year-old male now faces charges