Beware of unmarked vehicles with blue lights

Dear Residents and Businesses

At our weekly meeting with the Sandton saps this morning a rather alarming trend was brought to our attention and the Sandton saps requested that we warn resident of this trend.

Over the past few weeks there have been a number of car-jackings in Sandton, Randburg and the Douglasdale policing districts.  A large volume of these car-jackings were committed by suspects in unmarked vehicles with blue lights on the dashboard.  The suspects –four of them are dressed in full Police uniforms and are heavily armed.  The driver is described as (white or coloured – light complexion, who always stays in the vehicle) and the other three, black males.  The unmarked vehicles, differ, some Audi A4, Golfs, Runx etc. They pull vehicles off the road – expensive vehicles – take control of the vehicle and together with the unmarked vehicle drive around for an hour or so with the victim before “dumping” the victim in some remote spot.  Most of these crimes have been committed at night.

Sunninghill Community Security recently had a similar incident reported to us where a Sunninghill resident was pulled off the road in Midrand by criminals dressed in full Metro Police uniforms with badges.  The victim was pulled over for a so called speeding ticket, taken to a unmarked panel van (the ones we see at the side of the road with cameras), forced inside, while one criminal took her car and also driven around for quite some time before she was dumped, tied up at the side of the road.

The SAPS have requested that we warn residents of the above, but cannot unfortunately; give any advice on how to handle being pulled off the road by a vehicle with blue lights.  One of the security representatives at this meeting suggested that should this happen to you, that you slow down, open your window and indicate to this unmarked vehicle that you have seen him and that he should follow you.  You should then drive slowly to the nearest filling station, shopping centre, anywhere busy or to the police station.  While doing so you should phone 10111 or 112 from your cell phone.  We reiterate that this was advice from a security representative and not from the SAPS.

If this happens to you in Sunninghill, please phone Savika immediately.  You should have their number on speed dial on your cell phone – 0861savika translates to 0861728452

Linda Gildenhuys

Sunninghill Community Security – security@suncomm.co.za 083 440 2381