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Daily Maverick
20 hours ago
- Daily Maverick
Suspects arrested after using stolen Nelson Mandela Bay municipal bakkie for business robbery
A stolen municipal bakkie – with its signage and number plates removed – was recovered by Atlas Security in Walmer on Monday afternoon after it was flagged on its system as the getaway vehicle in a business robbery. On Saturday morning in Nelson Mandela Bay, fast-moving Atlas Security vehicles managed to catch suspects who had allegedly robbed a business using a stolen and disguised municipal vehicle. Atlas Security's Wayne Hart said early on Saturday morning that its CCTV network picked up a white Nissan Navara sought in connection with a business robbery. 'The Rapid Intervention Unit (RIU) team first spotted the vehicle heading into Walmer location with five occupants. Given the circumstances, our RIU and area vehicles monitored the movement, and continued visible patrols in Walmer and surrounding areas. 'A bit later, another alert came through. This time, the vehicle was picked up in Mangold Park through Atlas Security's CCTV infrastructure,' Hart said. He said two vehicles were stationed in 8th Avenue, Walmer. One vehicle covered Walmer Boulevard and two were assigned to Targetkloof. 'The Nissan Navara was located and quickly surrounded at the corner of 8th Avenue and Villiers Road in Walmer. At the scene, two suspects were found in the vehicle. Another was located nearby with his family. Our officers escorted the suspects and the vehicle to Walmer Police Station, where a closer inspection confirmed it was a stolen municipal vehicle,' Hart said. 'The suspects had tried to cover up its identity by painting over the official unit numbers and municipal markings with white house paint, and fitting false number plates,' he added. The theft of fleet vehicles belonging to municipalities and the provincial Department of Transport has notably increased since the beginning of the year. Last Thursday, a vehicle belonging to the road construction team of the Eastern Cape Department of Transport was hijacked at gunpoint and its driver held hostage at Askeaton just outside Cofimvaba, where roadworks are in progress. Department spokesperson Unathi Binqose said a group of armed men in a VW Polo forcefully stopped the foreman who was driving the double-cab bakkie. 'They demanded keys to the bakkie, put him in the backseat and drove with him for some distance before releasing him. He managed to contact the office and the police to report the incident. The vehicle tracker was immediately activated and, hours later, the bakkie was found abandoned in a forest at a village in Cofimvaba,' Binqose said. He added that the thieves had already stripped the vehicle of parts. This was the fifth attack on government vehicles since June. In the other cases, yellow fleet vehicles, used in road construction, were hijacked by armed men at several sites. One of the attacks occurred on the R61, where a team of road workers had to run for their lives as gunshots were fired in the crane truck they were travelling in. The team was fixing potholes between Engcobo and Dutywa, and was on their way to Komani when the incident happened. Binqose said the team had to abandon the truck and run into a nearby village, where they were able to call the police for assistance. 'The truck was still there as a bullet damaged one of its engine components. It was towed to the Cofimvaba Police Station,' he added. Previously, armed men also stole a truck and took its wheels, and then stole the department's bakkie as a getaway vehicle. In June, a tipper truck was stolen and later recovered in Elliotdale. DM
1News
6 days ago
- 1News
Attendant hid as Ngāruawāhia service station smashed in robbery
Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ngāruawāhia overnight. A vehicle arrived at the service station on Great South Rd at around 12.55am on Friday, with four offenders getting out of the vehicle and smashing their way into the premises. Police said a staff member was inside the store activated the fog cannons before making themselves safe in the rear of the store. "They were uninjured and are being offered support." Items were taken from the store before the robbers took off in a stolen Nissan Navara ute which police said was last seen heading south on Great South Rd. ADVERTISEMENT "The ute was reported stolen from Hamilton overnight on July 23 and 24." Police said they would like to hear from anyone who might have seen the ute or had any information on the incident. Anyone with relevant information could contact police on 105.
NZ Herald
6 days ago
- NZ Herald
Aggravated robbery in Ngāruawāhia, thieves use stolen ute
A Nissan Navara sought by police in relation to an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ngāruawāhia. Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ngāruawāhia. Four people 'smashed their way' into the premises on Great South Rd about 12.44am today, police said. A staff member was inside the store and activated the fog cannons before making themselves safe in the rear of
Scoop
6 days ago
- Scoop
Aggravated Robbery, Ngāruawāhia
Waikato Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ngāruawāhia overnight. At around 12.55am on Friday, July 25 a vehicle arrived at the service station on Great South Rd. A group of four offenders exited the vehicle and smashed their way into the premises. A staff member was inside the store and activated the fog cannons before making themselves safe in the rear of the store. They were uninjured and are being offered support. The group took a number of items from the store before fleeing in a stolen Nissan Navara ute, last seen heading south along Great South Rd. The ute was reported stolen from Hamilton overnight on July 23-24. Police are investigating and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the ute or have any information on this offending. Anyone with information can contact Police on 105 quoting file number 250725/9859.
7NEWS
23-07-2025
- 7NEWS
Aussie tradie stared down barrel of gun on Bruce Highway in Queensland
A driver has told 7NEWS exclusively of the terrifying moment he was shot at on a major Queensland highway. The moment sparked a dramatic, hour-long pursuit along the Bruce Highway, north of Brisbane. The 31-year-old concreter was heading home when a black Commodore roared up behind him just before the Bald Hills exit about 2.15pm on Tuesday afternoon, tailgating and ramming his white Nissan Navara. A man then leaned out the window with a gun, the tradie said in his witness statement. 'They were tailgating me; they would have been centimetres from the rear tray of my ute,' he told 7NEWS exclusively, not wanting to be named. 'I've seen the barrel come out and then bang.' The gunmen allegedly tried to spin his ute out before slamming on their brakes, forcing him to crash into the rear of their car. 'I've gone to go left and then they've like tried to spin me out, and then I've tried to pull over and then they've like come up beside me, shown me the gun,' he said. 'I've like, hit the brakes, they've gone in front of me, smashed on their brakes, I've rear-ended them, and then I've just tried to stay back, got the camera out, started video on. 'Yeah, it's pretty full on, mate.' Queensland Police said the chase stretched 40km, with officers using tyre spikes to bring the Commodore to a halt on a property at Armstrong Creek. The car was running on rims when it stopped. The dog squad arrested two men, who were both bitten during the takedown. One man was taken to hospital. The Commodore will be forensically examined as detectives prepare to lay charges. The concreter escaped unharmed. 'Yeah, very lucky, yeah, it could have ended way worse,' he said.
