Virginia house robbery foiled, 1 suspect shot and wounded
Members of Knock-Out Team received information about a planned house robbery in Harmony, Virginia on 5 July 2023 at about 19:00.
Members operationalised the information...
Free State ATM burglaries – 4 Suspects in Ficksburg court
Four men appeared in court on 7 July 2023, for their alleged involvement in ATM burglaries in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District.
Several cases were...
Navalsig operations yield successes
Police geared up for a high-density operation in Navalsig under the command of the Provincial Head: Pro Active Policing, Brigadier Veronica Sharneck.
The operation commenced...
Van Stadensrus stock theft – 45 Sheep recovered, 5 arrested
Police in conjunction with a private security company, nabbed five stock theft suspects who were caught transporting sheep that was stolen in Van Stadensrus.
On...
Home invasion: Man (66) brutally murdered, Wilgenhof, Kroonstad
Police launched a manhunt for the suspects after the brutal murder of a 66-year-old man in Wilgenhof, Kroonstad.
On 3 July 2023 at about 16:00,...
Thabong tavern shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
Members of Thabong Visible Policing were busy with their crime prevention duties when they were summoned to a shooting incident at a tavern on...
Free State police operations net five alleged drug kingpins
The Welkom Public Order Police Unit deployed in the Eastern Free State again arrested five suspects in Qwaqwa and Harrismith for alleged drug peddling....
Rape of girl (4), accused handed life sentence, Bloemfontein
A 49-year-old male accused was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at Bloemfontein for the rape he committed in 2019.
The court heard how...
Argument leads to man shooting his son, Boshof
On 1 July 2023 at about 16:00 the police in Boshof were called about a shooting in Blesbok Street, Kareehof in Boshof.
On arrival...
Theunissen armed robbery foiled, 3 arrested
On 28 June 2023 at about 17:00 members of Welkom Tactical Response Team (TRT) was informed by Crime Intelligence about a planned armed robbery...
Damage to essential infrastructure, suspect arrested with stolen copper, Thaba-Nchu
A multidisciplinary operation which included the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team based in Bloemfontein; Firearms, Liquor and Second-hand goods (FLASH); Telkom; Eskom; Mangaung...
Fraud and corruption: Hawks arrest 5 Free State police officers
Five members of the South African Police Service aged between 38 and 50 were arrested in Vereeniging and Welkom on 28 and 29 June...
