{"id":8840,"date":"2013-08-09T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T08:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2013-08-09T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T08:57:29","slug":"fake-police-car-used-in-35-crimes-found-near-jhb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8840","title":{"rendered":"Fake police car used in 35 crimes found near Jhb"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8846\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SA_police_squadcar.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8846\" alt=\"SA police squad car (this could be a real one)\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SA_police_squadcar-300x199.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SA_police_squadcar-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SA_police_squadcar.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SA police squad car (this could be a real one)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police recovered a fake Gauteng flying squad vehicle that may have been used in more than 35 crimes in and around Johannesburg, The Star reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police received a call on Thursday that a house in Alberton had been robbed. When they arrived on the scene, they drove past a flying squad vehicle, with an unmarked GTI Golf in tow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police spoke to the occupants of the flying squad vehicle and even co-ordinated how to track down the robbers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lt-Col Katlego Mogale told the newspaper that officers realised by the way the men spoke that they were speaking to impersonators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The men sped away after realising that they had been discovered and a chase ensued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The flying squad vehicle went into Glenanda, and was found parked inside a garage. Its four occupants had fled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unmarked GTI Golf was lost during the chase which lasted an hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the newspaper, the vehicle was found at a house which was being rented out. Police would not say whether the owners of the house had anything to do with the crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mogale said the vehicle was believed to be the same one reported in 35 separate cases of robbery, hijacking and theft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A police-issued, but unlicensed pair of handguns, a rifle and a bullet proof vest were found in the vehicle. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police recovered a fake Gauteng flying squad vehicle that may have been used in more than 35 crimes in and around Johannesburg, The Star reported on Friday. Police received a call on Thursday that a house in Alberton had been robbed. 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