Man arrested with unlicensed firearm, N3 Harrismith
The police have arrested the 33-year-old man for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. This is after he was stopped at a roadblock and...
Police officer arrested, using state vehicle, to slaughter, steal sheep from...
On the night of 21 March 2021, at 22:00, Bassopa Security and Tracking team observed a SAPS vehicle in the Tweeling district, in the...
8 Home invaders attack, kill shebeen owner and wife, Welkom
Eight men visited a shebeen for their drinking spree and a fight arose amongst them. The shebeen owner tried to intervene but he was...
Zamdela police plea for help in finding missing Mkhosandile Mngciyase
ZAMDELA - Zamdela police seek public assistance in finding a missing man named Mkhosandile Mngciyase, aged 27. Mkhosandile was reportedly last seen on Monday, 31 July 2023 at about 05:00. His father reported that he left Mkhosandile at their home in Zamdela and upon his return in the evening, his son was not home and [...]
Bloemfontein bookkeeper in court for defrauding law firm of R5 mil
Bloemfontein bookkeeper Corne Ackerman (45) appeared briefly in the Bethlehem Magistrates Court on 5 March 2020, for allegedly defrauding a law firm more than...
Corruption: Senior government officials and company directors in Welkom court
Five suspects between the ages of 41 and 81 were arrested this morning in Free State and Gauteng Provinces by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption...
Suspects arrested for fraud and for running clandestine laboratory for printing...
On Thursday 28 September 2023 members of Parkweg Visible Policing Unit were busy with Operation Yehlisa and Operation Shanela actions in Generaal De Wet suburb when they spotted a White Honda sedan. The police stopped the vehicle as part of stop-and-search activities at about 13:00. The members then introduced themselves to the driver and requested [...]
Swift police action leads to arrest of alleged truck hijacking suspect
THABONG - On Sunday, 13 August 2023 at about 14:00, members of Welkom K9 Unit, together with Welkom and Thabong Task Teams, received information of a hijacking at gunpoint that occurred in the 2010 Section of Thabong. The complainant was apparently shot at. The information was operationalized, and the hijacked truck was found and seized. [...]
Department of Education ‘ghost employees’ – Employee arrested
A 57-year-old suspect was arrested in Vereeniging on 26 May 2022, by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team based in Welkom.
A preliminary probe...
2 Arrested for defrauding farmer out of R4.9 million worth of...
Two suspects aged 34 and 40 were arrested by Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit of Wepener after two months of thorough investigation that...
Two Vierfontein cops shot and robbed in Orkney, one dies
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla John Sitole, has welcomed the arrest of two suspects allegedly responsible for...
Man arrested for tavern shooting, eight people injured
On Friday, 29 March 2024 at about 19:45, Ladybrand police received a disturbing call about a shooting incident at one of the local Taverns...
