North West

Police in Brits arrested a 31-year-old man on Thursday, 19 October 2023, for the alleged rape of a one-month-old baby girl, in Krokedile Drift...

The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena cautioned members of the community to refrain from taking the law into their own hands. This comes after a murder suspect was allegedly killed by people suspected to be taxi drivers in the early hours of Sunday morning, 15 October 2023, in Jouberton, outside Klerksdorp. Allegedly, [...]

The fight against crime through Operation Shanela continues to upscale its responses to crime and squeezing the space for criminals. This after 676 suspects were arrested for various crimes between Thursday, 12 October and Monday, 16 October 2023. The suspects were amongst others, arrested for rape, murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, burglary residential [...]

Brits Trio Task Team together with Crime Intelligence arrested three suspects between the ages of 23 and 25 who have allegedly committed strings of business robberies and other crimes around Letlhabile policing areas. The trio was arrested at Maboloka, Letlhabile outside Brits, on Tuesday, 10 October 2023, after police received information about the whereabouts of [...]

A multi-disciplinary team comprising of the Provincial Organised and Anti-Gang Units as well as Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Visible Policing, arrested six suspects during a disruptive operation on Tuesday morning, 10 October 2023, for extortion, intimidation and robbery. Reports suggest that the suspects are part of a group that blocked JB Marks Local Municipality [...]

James Jairos (26) appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 02 October 2023, on charges of possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance before the same court on Tuesday, 10 October 2023. Jairos was arrested on Thursday, 28 September 2023, during an intelligence led operation [...]

Police would like to sensitise the community about the escalating cases of fraud in various parts of the Province. Taking into consideration the approaching festive season period, which is normally characterised by criminality, it is vital that consumers and the general public exercise caution to safeguard themselves and their property including their hard earned cash. [...]

As part of intensifying the fight against damaging of critical infrastructure, the Provincial Organised Crime arrested David Mathebula (54) in Delareyville and linked him with several cases. The accused was nabbed on Sunday, 01 October 2023, after information was received regarding men who were roaming around farms in the vicinity of Delareyville. Upon being confronted, [...]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the province noted with concern a pamphlet doing the rounds on social media platforms titled “Optog Teen Plaasmoorde.” The distributor of the pamphlet is apparently organising a march scheduled for Monday, 10 October 2023, in Brits. The Provincial Chairperson of the Rural Safety Priority Committee, Major General [...]

The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena reiterated that police across the province will continue to squeeze the space for criminals when responding to serious and violent crime through Operation Shanela which is focused on enhanced crime prevention and combatting. Police visibility was heightened over the past weekend through spontaneous roadblocks and [...]

In an effort to bring perpetrators of serious crimes to book, operations conducted by all the units under the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Investigations between 27 and 28 September 2023, led to the arrest of 27 suspects and recovery of 54 suspected stolen livestock in various parts of the province. The suspects were arrested [...]

A 44-year-old truck driver is expected to appear before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 02 October 2023, for the alleged kidnapping of a 24-year-old woman. According to information, a man and his wife hitch hiked on a truck from Bela-Bela en-route to Klerksdorp on Wednesday evening, 27 September 2023. That is after the driver [...]