A 23-year-old man was arrested after he stole a police car and crashed during a high-speed chase in Wentworth, Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.

KZN police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the man was arrested on Thursday shortly after stealing the car.

“Police were attending to a complaint inside company premises on Austerville Drive in Wentworth on Thursday, July 24, 2025, when the suspect got into the police vehicle and drove off. A high-speed chase ensued, and the suspect was stopped and arrested,” he said.

Netshiunda said the man has been charged with the theft and negligent driving.

In another similar incident, police in Mpumalanga arrested a 23-year-old Mozambican national in connection with a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser bakkie.

The vehicle, reported missing from Marquard in the Free State, was intercepted by authorities on Wednesday evening.

According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, members of the provincial anti-hijacking task team, in collaboration with Vispol units from Ehlanzeni and Tonga, acted on a tip-off from the public.

“The information was then followed by the police, and they intercepted the vehicle between Low’s Creek and Kaapmuiden, at the corner of R38 Road and the N4 Road,” Mdhluli stated.

The stolen Land Cruiser was found fitted with false Gauteng registration plates. The driver was immediately apprehended and charged with possession of a suspected stolen vehicle. He is expected to appear in court soon.

Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi, the acting provincial commissioner of police in Mpumalanga, praised the vigilant whistleblowers for their crucial information and commended the swift response of the police officers, which led to both the vehicle’s recovery and the suspect’s arrest.

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