Police close in on a theft out of motor vehicle syndicate

A 43 year old man was caught in possession of vehicle breaking equipment in the Bethlehem CBD on 26 August in what appears to...

Man arrested with various firearms and ammunition, Welkom

On 27 August 2017, an intelligence led operation was conducted with POP and K9 members at St Helena, Welkom. One persons was arrested for...

Elderly woman and farm worker attacked, Clocolan

A 68-year-old female and a male worker were attacked by two armed suspects on Thursday, August 24 on a farm situated in the Clocolan...

Former department of health employee arrested for R7.8 million fraud

The Hawks’ Commercial Crime Unit members together with the members of the North West Serious Corruption Unit have arrested a 48 year old former...

10 Years for card cloning, fraud and corruption

The Bloemfontein Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Adewale Eric Adebayo (38) to ten year’s imprisonment after he was convicted for fraud and corruption on...

Man (78) attacked on smallholding, Kroonstad

An elderly man is currently recovering in hospital after being severely assaulted by an unknown number of suspects on a smallholding outside Kroonstad in...

Wheel chair bound man found in possession of drugs

Various operations were held throughout the province, which led to the arrest of five people in possession of dagga and CAT. The five were arrested...

Eskom donates R750 000 for drought relief

Eskom’s Development Foundation has donated R750 000 in aid of the Free State’s Setsoto Municipality drought relief programme. The power utility’s Development Foundation donated the cheque...

Farm house burglary, three appear in court, Petrus Steyn

Petrus Steyn police are at it again. Three men appeared in the local Magistrates’ Court on 16 August facing charges of possession of items...

Man attacked on his farm near Vredefort

On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 (Night) John Gordon (77) was attacked on his farm Leeudorings in Vredefort area. One of the farm houses and...

Wepener’s city hall also destroyed

Hot on the heels of the historic Bloemfontein City Hall's destruction by fire, the fate of the town hall Wepener, in the Free State,...

Two life sentences for 10 counts of rape

The twenty seven year old convict Tankiso Khoali of Meqheleng in Ficksburg would ambush his victims by waiting in the dark at night at...