Africa-Press – South-Africa. A police vehicle, which was hijacked outside the home of a Mpumalanga police officer, has been found abandoned in Kabokweni.
The thieves are still on the run.
According to police, the officer said he returned home on Wednesday at around 18:35 and he got out to check whether he had parked the police vehicle safely.
“Three allegedly armed men suddenly appeared; one of them is said to have cocked a firearm and the [SAPS] member was held at gunpoint,” said police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli.
The men then drove off, leaving the officer behind.
The hijacking was reported at the Calcutta police station in Mkhuhlu, Mpumalanga.
“The state vehicle was reportedly found [on Thursday] at Kabokweni after being abandoned in the bushes by the suspects,” said Mdhluli.
No arrests have been made yet.
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