{"id":368098,"date":"2017-11-03T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=368098"},"modified":"2017-11-03T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:17:11","slug":"crime-alert-car-thieves-targeting-commercial-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/crime-alert-car-thieves-targeting-commercial-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Alert: Car-thieves targeting commercial drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Accra Regional Police Command has warned of a car-stealing syndicate purposely targeted at commercial drivers, by incapacitating them with drinks\u00a0laced with sedatives.<\/p>\n<p>The police, in a statement said the perpetrators normally struck halfway through a journey on the pretense of courtesy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Police has observed that victims of this trend hired by a member of the syndicate at good offers, and sedated halfway through the journey after being offered water or an energy drink. The targeted driver is then hauled from the car and the vehicle\u00a0driven\u00a0away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police\u00a0has\u00a0therefore advised commercial drivers to be \u201cextra vigilant\u201d, and avoid accepting consumables from strangers and passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find below the full police statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-368108\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/e35966bd-3bfc-4a5e-8586-f6818cf12f63.jpg\" alt=\"e35966bd-3bfc-4a5e-8586-f6818cf12f63\" width=\"720\" height=\"898\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accra Regional Police Command has warned of a car-stealing syndicate purposely targeted at commercial drivers, by incapacitating them with drinks\u00a0laced with sedatives. 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