COVID-19 operations: Minister Cele and entourage visit the North West
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, joined by Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale, the National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Kehla Sitole, Deputy National Commissioner, Lieutenant...
Suspect attacks, stabs policeman, Potchefstroom
The police in Ikageng near Potchefstroom have on Saturday, 28 March 2020, at about 02:45 arrested a 29-year-old suspect for attacking a police officer.
It...
Pair in Rustenburg court for possession of unlicensed firearm
In an effort to remove illegal firearms from the wrong hands, an intelligence driven operation by Boitekong SAPS Visible Policing led to the arrest...
Two arrested with hijacked trucks carrying copper, Brits
Felix Bonomari (24) and Yusuf Thomas (36) appeared at the Brits Magistrates’ court on 27 March 2020, for illegal possession of suspected stolen properties.
The...
Animal cruelty: Warrant of arrest issued for Thandi Modise
Thandi Modise, Speaker of the National Assembly, failed to appear in the Potchefstroom Regional Court on charges of animal abuse against her. This follows...
Three men wanted in connection with bank robbery, Orkney
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is seeking the public's help in identifying three men wanted for a bank robbery that took place in...
Armed robbers caught on camera, Orkney ‘gold plant’
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals as per the attached photos, in connection with an...
Kidnapping, rape and murder of 15 month old baby, Jouberton
A 19-year-old, Pitso Motsanana, was on Thursday, 12 March 2020 arrested for kidnapping, rape and murder of a 15-month-old, Mpho Kgoroyadira.
According to information...
Murder, home invasions and rape, AGU arrest 31 suspects, Orkney
The Anti Gang Unit has within the first months of establishment by the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, achieved significant successes. The unit...
Swartruggens bank teller arrested for theft
29-year-old Nonhlanhla Phillona Matinyane (29), employed as a bank teller, reappeared in the Swartruggens Magistrates’ Court on 18 March 2020, for theft. The accused...
Assaulted victims rescued in Brits kidnapping and ransom demand case
A 45-year-old police Warrant Officer, Simon Ndambi and his accomplice, Dipuo Mokwena (50), were each granted R500.00 bail upon appearance before the Brits Magistrates’...
Murderer out on bail arrested with unlicensed firearms, Potchefstroom
Police in Potchefstroom apprehended a 29-year-old man on Tuesday, 10 March 2020, in connection with two counts of unlicensed firearms and possession of suspected...







