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By Shanice Naidoo 
2h ago
Cape Town: Scam syndicates target high-value vehicles from major tracking providers, with the most sought-after vehicles being high-end SUVs and one-ton LDVs.
The tracking company Tracker advised drivers to remain vigilant, no matter what vehicle they drive.
Tracker operational services executive Ron Knott-Craig said at the top of the list for the most recent crime rate is Joburg, which accounted for 7% of kidnappings, Mitchells Plain, 6%, Pretoria, 5%, Durban , 4% and Soweto. , 4%.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that several police stations topped the list for vehicle thefts and included Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Mamelodi East, Philippi East and Harare as the fifth highest.
The president of the Nyanga Community Watch Forum, Martin Makasi, several hijacking hotspots and said they have warned the drivers.
“A month ago, we issued an alert to email services to inform them of the kidnapping because they were being attacked. Some adhered to it while others ignored the call. We have asked them not to respond to these areas in the afternoon and evening and we have asked customers to request it, ”Makasi said.
He added that this was a disadvantage for people who need the service. Especially during the festive season where it will be drunk. He said until the issue is resolved this was the call for now.
The director of the National Academy for Kidnapping Prevention, Richard Brussow, said Nyanga had the highest number of reported incidents, at 257, compared to other districts. He said there were more kidnapping incidents in municipalities than in the city center, adding that kidnappings occurred mainly in Khayelitsha, while robberies were highest in central Cape Town.
Other hotspots for kidnapping in the province include Harare, Delft, Mfuleni, Milnerton and Kraaifontein.
Truck hijackings increased from July 314 to September 2019 to 411 for the July to September period in the second quarter of crime statistics.
Netstar COO Charles Morgan said hotspots for them across the country included Soweto, Mamelodi, KwaMashu, Nyanga and Browns Farm. And in Johannesburg: Soweto, Tembisa and the outer areas of Johannesburg.
They also listed holding drivers hostage while searching the tracking units, fraudulent buying / selling of cars, blocking vehicles through the use of illicit devices, impersonating police / blue light band and impersonating technicians from repair and take-over of the customer’s vehicles.
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