Welkom armed robbery, swift reaction sees 7 suspects arrested

An armed robbery was reported by Matjhabeng Traffic department and through an effective activation plan and lock down, seven suspects were arrested and two...

Farm attack, elderly couple very seriously injured, 1 attacker shot dead,...

A brutal farm attack took place at 20:30 on the evening of 14 December 2019, in Shannon, Bloemfontein, in the Free State province of...

SARS fraud: Father and son sentenced on 136 counts, Bloemfontein

Norman Frederik Delport (61), Marius Delport (39), who are father and son, have been convicted and sentenced for defrauding the South African Revenue Service...

R300k worth of mandrax recovered, Harrismith

A 37 year old man will appear in the Harrismith Magistrate court for dealing in drugs and possession of live ammunition. The suspect was...

Drugs: Anti gang unit cleans the streets of Goldfields

Five suspects will make their first appearances in the Welkom Magistrate Court on Monday 9 December 2019, for dealing in Drugs. This follows their...

Stones packed in road: Welkom man dies as vehicle overturns

Martin Ackerman (42), from Welkom died on Friday night, 6 December 2019, when he drove into stones that were packed deliberately across the road,...

Woman (22) tied up, strangled to death, Reitzpark, Welkom

The body of a 22 year old female was found in her bedroom at De Wet, Reitzpark in Welkom. Her hands were tied up...

Farm attack: 4 Attackers, couple stripped naked bound with wire, Bothaville

A violent farm attack took place at midnight on Saturday 7 December 2019, on a farm in Steyns Hoek, Bothaville, in the Free State...

Sasolburg business robbery, policeman wounded, suspect killed

Two suspects were arrested and one fatally shot during a business robbery incident in Sasolburg. They will appear in the Sasolburg Magistrate Court for...

Pension payout robbery: Retired cop (80) and suspect killed, Marquad

Communities are urged to also mobilize against ruthless criminals who have absolutely no respect for life and property, this after an 80 year old...

Free State operation sees more than 1000 people arrested

Free State police arrested more than 1000 people during Safer Festive Season operations between 26 November and 2 December 2019. This is a result...

Nala local municipal manager and businessman in court for fraud, FS

Christopher Mokomela (53) and Tefo Montsitsi (51) appeared at Bothaville Magistrate’s Court on 2 December 2019, on charges of fraud and contraventions of the...