Police arrest two suspects linked to hijacking syndicate
Authorities are on the lookout for two more suspects who are on the run following a shootout with police officers in Verulam earlier today.
Prem Balram of Reaction Unit South Africa says two others were arrested on the scene.
"Reaction officers were posted in the area. We used a helicopter in the morning and we have done a fly over in the entire Oaklands and surrounding Redcliff areas."
The group has been linked to an alleged syndicate operation and had been reported to authorities midway through a robbery in the Oaklands area by a resident.
It's believed the group had been trying to steal a vehicle when they were interrupted.
They then got into their getaway car and sped off.
Officers responded to the call out with a high-speed chase ensuing until the suspects were cornered at the Oaklands Village complex.
Balram says a shootout with members and reaction officers unfolded before several items were recovered.
"Immediately on scene, they were identified as computer boxes and keys belonging to a Toyota Corolla. However, the vehicle we suspect was stolen was an old shape Mitsubishi bakkie that would probably not require a computer box. This is a common practice for car thieves and hijackers to carry boxes with matching keys that they normally buy from a scrap yard. It makes it easier to override it," he says.