{"id":295740,"date":"2026-03-08T12:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/?p=295740"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:44:00","slug":"suspects-tampering-with-cars-at-table-mountain-national-park-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/suspects-tampering-with-cars-at-table-mountain-national-park-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects tampering with cars at Table Mountain National Park arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two suspects were arrested following the swift response of <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/helicopter-deployment-enhances-safety-at-table-mountain-national-park-1\/\">SANParks <\/a>rangers to reports of vehicle tampering in the Cape Point parking area in the Southern Section of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanparks.org\/parks\/table-mountain\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.sanparks.org\/parks\/table-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Table Mountain National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rangers received reports of suspicious activity near the parked vehicles on Friday 6 March. When the suspects realised they\u2019ve been caught, they fled the scene in a grey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BMW hatchback. The rangers followed in pursuit and intercepted them at the Olifantsbos parking area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A remote-jamming device, believed to have been used to interfere with the vehicle\u2019s locking systems, was found in their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two suspects were arrested by the Simon&#8217;s Town Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors can report crime or any other problems to the Table Mountain National Park Emergency Services on 021 480 7700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"295742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/suspects-tampering-with-cars-at-table-mountain-national-park-arrested\/capepoint2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CapePoint2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CapePoint2-1320x990.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A remote-jamming device was found inside the suspects&#8217; vehicle. 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