Transito: The Truth behind the Big-Money Robberies

Hennie Lochner is independent researcher since his retirement as senior lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA. He specialised in advanced crime intelligence and crime scene investigation. He obtained a doctorate on the use of modus operandi information for the investigation of CIT robberies, from which this book was born. He has published widely in accredited journals and wrote several books. In a police career spanning 28 years, he investigated various crimes before commanding among others, the provincial crime unit investigating taxi violence and serious and violent crimes unit. Peet van Staden is author and retired prize-winning journalist. In a journalism career spanning 46 years he held executive positions in among others, television, newspapers, and radio, and was elected to several panels compiling principles and norms for media in South Africa and internationally. He authored or contributed to several non-fiction books, magazines, and occasional publications in both English and Afrikaans. He is also a novelist and writer of short stories.

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Preface

Foreword

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Chapter 1: Into the face of violence

Chapter 2: The Modus Operandi

Chapter 3: The ultimate crime

Chapter 4: Who are these robbers?

Chapter 5: Planning a CIT robbery

Chapter 6: Homing in

Chapter 7: Calculating the risk

Chapter 8: Wheels: The key to a CIT heist

Chapter 9: Intimidation: A crucial CIT weapon

Chapter 10: Outgunning the guards

Chapter 11: Sangomas, women and drink

Chapter 12: Hi-tech crime

Chapter 13: Hitting the target

Chapter 14: The critical time factor

Chapter 15: Getting away

Chapter 16: Lots and lots of money

Chapter 17: Cops or robbers?

Chapter 18: Defeating the ends of justice

Chapter 19: Getting caught

Chapter 20: Advice from the robbers

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Index