Oranjeville farm attackers to apply for bail, remanded in custody

Oranjeville farm attackers to apply for bail, remanded in custody

The two suspects who appeared in court on 29 May 2023, after being arrested shortly after an farm attack on a small holding in...
Police in shoot-out with hostage takers, woman rescued. Photo: Pixabay

Police in shoot-out with hostage takers, woman rescued

The Phuthaditjhaba Tactical Response Team, Welkom Public Order Police and Phuthaditjhaba K9 Unit successfully rescued 30-year-old woman from two suspects who kept her hostage...
Barbara Coetzee (75) found murdered in her home, Bayswater

Barbara Coetzee (75) found murdered in her home, Bayswater

On Wednesday 19 July 2023 the police at Bayswater received a complaint from Mons Street at about 09:00. The patrol vehicle was dispatched to...
Parkweg SAPS launched a manhunt for Memorial Road murder suspect

Parkweg SAPS launched a manhunt for Memorial Road murder suspect

BLOEMFONTEIN - The police at Parkweg are looking for the suspect in a murder case that occurred in Memorial Road, Uitsig near Bloemfontein. On Friday 18 August 2023, members attended to a scene near Women's War Museum at about 18:00 and found a white male with a stab wound lying at the roadside. The paramedics [...]
A tip-off leads to the arrest of a suspect with unlicensed firearm and slaughtered goat in Odendaalsrus

A tip-off leads to the arrest of a suspect with unlicensed...

Members of Odendaalsrus deployed at Odendaalsrus Magistrate Court received information about a suspect who has a firearm and involved in stock theft at Hospital Park, Odendaalsrus. The information was operationalised on the 14 September 2023 and the suspect was spotted and he tried to flee but was caught. He was found with a slaughtered goat, [...]
Police need community assistance on murder case

Police need community assistance on murder case

The Phuthaditjhaba police were summoned to a complaint of alleged murder at Bluegumbosch, where they found the body of a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound. It is alleged that on 16 October 2023 at about 12:30, the bricklayer was busy building a brick wall with two other men whilst the victim was standing next [...]
Alleged drug dealer bust with stash of mandrax and cash in Bronville

Alleged drug dealer bust with stash of mandrax and cash in...

Members of Welkom K9 Unit received information about an alleged drug dealer in Bronville. The information was operationalised on 14 November 2023 and a...
Voice note circulating receives attention

Voice note circulating receives attention

The South African Police Service is aware of a voice note doing the rounds where a photo of a vehicle alleged to be involved...
Suspected rhino poachers nabbed with rhino horns

Suspected rhino poachers nabbed with rhino horns

Vryheid police officers acted on information regarding the suspects who were traveling in a vehicle believed to be loaded with rhino horns. The identified vehicle...
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36 illegal immigrants appear in Free State court

Thirty-eight people, including 36 illegal immigrants, appeared in the Theunissen Magistrate’s Court on Monday for violating the Immigration Act and human smuggling, Free State...
Farmer shot and killed by five suspects in Vryburg

Increase in Free State farm attacks – January until June 2017

The VKB/FSA Safety Desk would like to share the following statistical analysis in terms of farm attacks in the Free State, from January until...
Two get life in prison for murder and robbery, Sasolburg

Two get life in prison for murder and robbery, Sasolburg

The two accused Michael Bheki Mthethwa (29) and Lefu Johannes Motloung (41) were yesterday found guilty and sentenced by the Sasolburg High Court for...