CRIME SCENE: Mandalay, Cape Town: Information about a vehicle hijacked in Harare, Khayelitsa has led police to several other cars linked to hijackings.

Members of the South African Police Service Flying Squad, in collaboration with Crime Intelligence, recovered six stolen vehicles and arrested a 24-year-old male suspect in Mandalay on Thursday night, 10 September 2026.

According to SAPS, the team acted on intelligence and went to a residential property in Dickens Drive, Mandalay, where they found a Toyota Starlet that was hijacked in Harare recently. 

“They proceeded to a second address in Melderson Road and found four VW Polo vehicles and a Toyota Hilux. The Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) were tampered with, and some had been removed. 

“Upon further probing, police discovered that some of the vehicles were linked to cases of hijackings that were reported at Cape Town Central, Woodstock and Muizenberg police stations between July and September 2026.

“The suspect will appear before the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 14 September 2026,” said SAPS.