Vehicle Check Point (VCP) operation conducted at Heilbron

Vehicle Check Point (VCP) operation conducted at Heilbron on the R57

On Friday, 14 March 2025, the Fezile Dabi District Office, Corporate Communications, and various police stations from Fezile Dabi District conducted a successful Vehicle...
Hawks secure a R320 000.00 forfeiture order

Hawks secure a R320 000.00 forfeiture order

The Free State High Court granted the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and the Hawks' Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) a...
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Free State – SAPS Successful Joint Operation Leads to Arrests and...

On 07 March 2025, the Fezile Dabi Trio Task Team, Parys Crime Intelligence Gathering (CIG) Unit, Sasolburg Highway Patrol, and Parys Traffic Officials worked...
Operation Vala Umgodi operators dig deep to retrieve gold processing cylinders

Operation Vala Umgodi operators dig deep to retrieve gold processing cylinders

Bubbles from beneath stagnant sewage water attracted vigilant operators to discover new ways of hiding gold processing equipment in G-Hostel, Thabong. Operation Vala uMgodi...
Eight bodies retrieved after vehicle swept into a stream

Eight bodies retrieved after vehicle swept into a stream

The South African Police Service (SAPS) can confirm that eight bodies were recovered from a stream following a tragic incident where a vehicle ended...
Policeman arrested for illegal possession of firearms

Policeman arrested for illegal possession of firearms

A police Warrant Officer (53) attached to the Odendaalsrus Visible Policing was arrested on 27 February 2025 for alleged illegal possession of two firearms...
Hawks crack whip on human traffickers in Bayswater

Bloemfontein: Hawks crack whip on human traffickers in Bayswater

Four suspects aged between 20 and 40 will soon make their first appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court following their arrest on 25 February...
Suspect arrested within minutes after hijacking a vehicle in Thabong

Suspect arrested within minutes after hijacking a vehicle in Thabong

Swift police action leads to the arrest of a male and the recovery of a hijacked vehicle. On Monday 24 February 2025 at about 10:00...
Accountant convicted for tax fraud

Accountant convicted for tax fraud

Jessica Marieka Janse Van Niewenhuys (35) and her husband, Petrus Janse Van Niewenhuys (36) appeared before the Free State Division of the High Court...
Police recover hijacked truck load

Police recover hijacked truck load

The South African Police Service has successfully recovered a truckload of stolen goods following a hijacking incident reported at the Odendaalsrus police. On 1 February...
Accused and his company appear in court for Covid-19 TERS fraud

Accused and his company appear in court for Covid-19 TERS fraud

On Thursday, 6 February 2025, Lekhotla Johannes Mosoeu (47) and his company Johny Bravo Trading were issued with summons to appear before the Bloemfontein...
High-speed chase leads to recovery of copper cables

High-speed chase leads to recovery of copper cables

Police have arrested a 66-year-old man for possession of copper cable and housebreaking implements near a farm in Odendaalsrus. It is alleged that on Wednesday,...