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Police arrest two alleged carjackers in Bellville

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Western Cape police have confirmed that two suspects, believed to be carjackers, have been arrested in Bellville.

 

According to police, officers attached to the Maitland Flying Squad received information about a vehicle with two occupants that was driving in parking areas at shopping malls and other parking areas in the Bellville area on Thursday, 11 June 2026, and responded.

 

The officers stopped and searched in Maree Street, Oakdale, and two jamming devices and vehicle breaking implements were found inside the vehicle and seized.

 

It is believed that the vehicle the suspects were travelling in was a rental car.

 

“The vehicle they were driving was handed back to the car rental company,” said police Sergeant Wesley Twigg

 

The suspects, aged 32 and 48, were arrested for the possession of electronic jamming devices and the possession of car breaking implements.

 

They are due to appear in the Bellville Magistrates’ court once they have been charged.

 

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Danielle Mentoor
Danielle Mentoor
Danielle is Smile FM's PM drive news reader. She has been in the radio industry since 2020 and started her career at a community radio station. When she's not keeping you up to date with the latest news, she's exploring the outdoors.

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