3 Armed robbers arrested, Durban

3 Armed robbers arrested, Durban

Police officers from the Durban Central Field Unit, who were patrolling in Durban Central on the night of 20 May 2022, swiftly arrested three...
Inanda kidnapping of boy (13), R1 million ransom, Hawks arrest suspects

Inanda kidnapping of boy (13), R1 million ransom, Hawks arrest suspects

On Thursday 19 May 2022, Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence, Special Task Force, Hostage Negotiation Unit...
Farm attack averted, 1 suspect arrested, Newcastle

Farm attack averted, 1 suspect arrested, Newcastle

A farm attack was successfully averted on 18 May 2022, at 17:40, in Newcastle, in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province of South Africa. In many...
Sterkspruit kidnapping, woman rescued by Durban Hawks

Sterkspruit kidnapping, woman rescued by Durban Hawks

On Tuesday 17 May 2022, the Hawks members from the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested a 23-year-old suspect for kidnapping which occurred at...
Rape of girl (11), uncle sentenced to life imprisonment

Rape of girl (11), uncle sentenced to life imprisonment

On 16 May 2022, the Nquthu Regional Court sentenced a 35-year-old uncle to life imprisonment for rape. His sentence came after the court heard...
Possession of rhino horn, accused sentenced, Pietermaritzburg

Possession of rhino horn, accused sentenced, Pietermaritzburg

On Tuesday 17 May 2022, the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court sentenced Wade Van Staden (32) to eighteen months imprisonment which is wholly suspended for 5...
Heroin dealer arrested after police raid home, Umhlanga

Heroin dealer arrested after police raid home, Umhlanga

On Sunday 15 May 2022, Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested a 35-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs at Umhlanga in...
Attempted hijacking and robbery, 2 arrested, Durban

Attempted hijacking and robbery, 2 arrested, Durban

Durban Central Members followed an information after receiving a robbery incident and arrested two suspects aged 31 and 32 for possession of suspected stolen...
Farm attack, farmer tortured with boiling water, family chocked, Newcastle

Farm attack, farmer tortured with boiling water, family chocked, Newcastle

A farm attack took place on 11 May 2022, at 16:40, on a farm 12km outside Newcastle, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa....
Police raid house, recover firearm, stolen goods, Hillcrest

Police raid house, recover firearm, stolen goods, Hillcrest

On Saturday, 7 May 2022 at 07:00 the police followed up on intelligence about a house in Embo at Hillcrest where stolen goods were...
6 Drug syndicate members arrested, Pietermaritzburg

6 Drug syndicate members arrested, Pietermaritzburg

On Saturday, 7 May 2022 Hawks members from Pietermaritzburg` Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Crime Intelligence arrested six suspects aged between 32 and 50...
Wentworth shooting, police retaliate, kill 2 suspects, wound another

Wentworth shooting, police retaliate, kill 2 suspects, wound another

On the night of 7 May 2022, at 21:45, a shooting occurred on Tuin Road in Wentworth where two men were shot. Metro K9...