<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nIt is alleged that two armed suspects hijacked a Mercedes truck that was transporting cake flour on the N2 near Trucker\u2019s Inn just outside Gqeberha. A provincial traffic officer on duty patrolling the N2, oblivious of the hijacking that took place a few minutes prior, noticed the driver of the said truck talking on his cell phone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He instructed the driver to pull over on the side of the freeway. As the driver stopped, two males jumped out of the truck, climbed into a white Renault Sandero and sped off in the direction of Gqeberha. The driver of the truck then informed the traffic officers that the truck was hijacked by the two fleeing suspects. A member of the community, that was also on the scene, immediately gave chase after the suspects in his private vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to police spokesperson, Capt. Gerda Swart, the driver of the Sandero lost control of the vehicle when he drove onto an off-ramp and landed in the bushes. \u201cThree suspects, between the ages of 23 and 30 years, were arrested on the spot and a firearm was also confiscated. The three are due to appear in the Motherwell Magistrate\u2019s Court soon on charges of vehicle hijacking, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and reckless and negligent driving,\u201d Swart said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe firearm will be sent for ballistic testing. Further investigations revealed that the Renault Sandero was stolen in December 2020 in Motherwell. A charge of possession of a suspected stolen vehicle will also be added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acting Mount Road Cluster Commander, Brig. Thandiswa Kupiso, applauded the excellent arrests by the provincial traffic officers and brave community member and commended them for their vigilance and swift reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: SAPS media statement<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Three alleged truck hijackers were arrested by provincial traffic officers with the help of a civilian this morning in the vicinity of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) at approximately 07:00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"71fab3a6-7671-4aa1-aa3f-3632ee4e453d","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"5.19.1.1","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Reporter","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-10832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers | PE Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three alleged truck hijackers were arrested by provincial traffic officers with the help of a civilian this morning in the vicinity of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) at approximately 07:00.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PE Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\"},\"headline\":\"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":352,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/11020\\\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2021\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\",\"name\":\"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers | PE Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/11020\\\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/11020\\\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn.24.co.za\\\/files\\\/Cms\\\/General\\\/d\\\/11020\\\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/express_newspapers\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"description\":\"This is some test biographical information for PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/author\\\/peexpress\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers | PE Express","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers","og_description":"Three alleged truck hijackers were arrested by provincial traffic officers with the help of a civilian this morning in the vicinity of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) at approximately 07:00.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\/","og_site_name":"PE Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Reporter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@express_newspapers","twitter_site":"@express_newspapers","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\/"},"author":{"name":"PE Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace"},"headline":"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers","datePublished":"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\/"},"wordCount":352,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2021","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305\/","url":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305","name":"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers | PE Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg","datePublished":"2021-03-05T10:23:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T15:15:49+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/05d1ac01e2f242a9bab54ce6c3dd1828.jpeg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/civilian-helps-apprehend-alleged-hijackers-20210305#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Civilian helps apprehend alleged hijackers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","name":"PE Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization","name":"PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"PE Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/x.com\/express_newspapers","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace","name":"PE Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","caption":"PE Express"},"description":"This is some test biographical information for PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/author\/peexpress\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":297574,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/four-arrested-within-hours-of-gqeberha-teen-murder\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":0},"title":"Four arrested within hours of Gqeberha teen murder","author":"PE Express","date":"13 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Walmer SAPS arrested four suspects in a murder case after a swift investigation led to identifying the crime scene and apprehending perpetrators.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Walmer SAPS have arrested four suspects in connection with a murder following a swift investigation that led to the identification of the primary crime scene and the apprehension of the alleged perpetrators.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298159,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/four-men-nabbed-after-courier-van-hijacking-in-butterworth\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":1},"title":"Four men nabbed after courier van hijacking in Butterworth","author":"Mthatha Express","date":"29 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Four Butterworth courier van hijackers were swiftly arrested after tracking technology and a joint security operation helped expose their whereabouts.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Four suspects nabbed after hijacking courier van.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAPS-Generic-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":268962,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/another-kidnapping-rocks-gqeberha-woman-62-taken\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":2},"title":"Another kidnapping rocks Gqeberha, woman (62) taken","author":"Natasha Bezuidenhout","date":"22 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A 62-year-old mother was kidnapped in Gqeberha on Wednesday night, adding to growing fears of an organised syndicate behind recent abductions.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tracey Fourie (62)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kidnapping-victim.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297889,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/two-gqeberha-suspects-arrested-after-swift-recovery-of-hijacked-truck\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":3},"title":"Two Gqeberha suspects arrested after swift recovery of hijacked truck","author":"PE Express","date":"24 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Motherwell SAPS arrested two suspects and recovered a hijacked truck yesterday after swift police response to owner's complaint about theft.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SAPS found eighteen 9mm spent cartridges. in suspects' possession.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ammunition-e1777023893722.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":266999,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/saps-arrest-female-after-service-delivery-protest\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":4},"title":"SAPS arrest female after service delivery protest","author":"Shanti Jafta","date":"15 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"SAPS arrested a female (48) after alleged service delivery protest action in Wells Estate, Gqeberha, resulting in a torched bus and attempted councillor's office burning.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Two arrests have been made after the murder of four people in Bishop Lavis.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/man-in-handcuffs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/man-in-handcuffs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/man-in-handcuffs.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/man-in-handcuffs.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":296293,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/two-men-in-court-for-fatal-jeffreys-bay-grocery-store-robbery\/","url_meta":{"origin":10832,"position":5},"title":"Two men in court for fatal Jeffreys Bay grocery store robbery","author":"Kouga Express","date":"11 February 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two men appear in court today after being linked to the murder and business robbery at a Jeffreys Bay grocery store on 1 February.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Walmer SAPS have arrested four suspects in connection with a murder following a swift investigation that led to the identification of the primary crime scene and the apprehension of the alleged perpetrators.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrested-8303916_1280.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"PE Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10832"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=10832"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=10832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11020\/1ca4124b0b994b6cafec526d01d1c9aa.jpeg\" "\\"The")