Free State

The police have launched a manhunt for an unknown man who allegedly shot and killed a 51-year-old woman at her home. The incident took place on Sunday, 24 September 2023 at about 02:00 at Freedom Square in Thabong. According to reports, the woman was at home with her husband and neighbours, busy drinking and enjoying [...]

On 25 September 2023 at about 18:00 police in Phuthaditjhaba were summoned to Mandela Park after reports of a hostage drama. On arrival police discovered that a 57-year-old man locked himself in the house as well as his 43-year-old wife and two little children aged 3 and 7. Police hostage negotiators team was summoned to [...]

Three men, Shadrack Matambo (43), Leonard Khumalo (53), and Thabani Sibanda (39) were sentenced by the Kroonstad Magistrates' Court on 21 September 2023 for theft of protected plants worth over R2 million. The accused were spotted by a traffic officer at a fuel station along the N1 near Kroonstad on 13 September 2022. She confronted [...]

The Free State Provincial Organised Crime Unit is seeking assistance from the community in tracing suspects after an off-duty police officer was shot and wounded in Zamelda on Sunday, 17 September 2023. The sergeant was at home when he was called by his neighbours to a nearby house where there was an alleged house robbery. [...]

Bilateral and simultaneous Operation "Yehlela" was welcomed by communities situated in the border line of Republic of South Africa and Lesotho. The 5-day multi-disciplinary operation started on 11 September 2023 and continued until 15 September 2023. This was a collaborative approach to borderline policing, as security forces from neighbouring Lesotho also took part in the [...]

Tshepo Morris was reported missing at Parkweg SAPS on Monday, 13 February 2023, and has been missing since. On Wednesday, 13 February 2023, the brother-in-law of Tshepo, collected him from Marikana in Rustenburg with the hope of taking him back to the Eastern Cape to his family. The brother-in-law stopped at a filling station in [...]

On 14 September 2023, a social worker received information that a girl was seen fixing her dress when she came out of a tuck shop. The social worker then went to the school where the learner attends and requested to interview her. During the interview, the girl informed the social worker that the tuck shop [...]

A 63-year-old suspect was summoned to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on 18 October 2023 where she will be facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998. It is alleged that on 09 June 2021, the complainant who is a shareholder of Belega Women Investment (Pty) Ltd [...]

Members of Odendaalsrus deployed at Odendaalsrus Magistrate Court received information about a suspect who has a firearm and involved in stock theft at Hospital Park, Odendaalsrus. The information was operationalised on the 14 September 2023 and the suspect was spotted and he tried to flee but was caught. He was found with a slaughtered goat, [...]

Members of Odendaalsrus Stock Theft and Endangered Species from Welkom K9 Unit attended the alleged stock theft complaint in Bronville on the 13 September 2023. Information was followed up which led to the discovery of three slaughtered cows, two cows and two calves were found alive and were seized. Two suspects aged 29 and 44-year-old [...]

A truck was hi-jacked on the 08 September 2023 in Welkom and information was received regarding the whereabouts of the stolen items. On the 13 September 2023 members of Welkom K9 Unit operationalised the information where the exhibits were hidden. The house was approached and request was made to search the premises. While members were [...]

Seven suspects aged between 34 and 39 have been summoned to appear before the Kroonstad Magistrates’ Court on 03 October 2023, for possession of stolen property and conspiracy to commit a crime. It is alleged that on 17 October 2020, members of Tactical Response Team (TRT) based in Welkom received information about the suspects who [...]