Numerous Bloemhof murder cases, Commissioner welcomes sentences
The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomed the life imprisonment sentence handed down to Ofentse Andries Konjo (37) on Thursday,...
5 Dangerous awaiting trial detainees escape, Zeerust
Police in Zeerust launched a manhunt for five awaiting trial detainees who escaped from lawful custody at about 10:30 on Sunday, 8 May 2022.
The...
Rape of girl (10), stepfather sentenced to 18 years
In Boitekong, a 35-year-old stepfather was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, for raping his...
Illegal mining, Hawks arrest suspect, Rustenburg
A 38-years-old suspect was arrested at a farm by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation on Thursday, 28 July 2022 for alleged illegal mining.
The...
Farm attack, victims seriously injured during assault with steel fence pole,...
A farm attack took place on the night of 8 August 2022, at 22:00 at Topaz flowers farm along the R104 in Mooinooi, in...
Level of criminality among police members in North West is shocking
The large number of police members involved in crime in the North West is shocking.
The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, confirmed in his reply...
Fraud and corruption: Operation nets 8 suspects at testing stations in...
A takedown operation by the Provincial Organised Crime Unit, Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) officials resulted in...
Courier vehicle driver robbed of large quantities of medicines, Bothaville
Manhunt launched after Klerksdorp courier vehicle was robbed and large quantities of medicines robbed at gun point.
On 7 February 2023 at about 09:50,...
696 Years combined imprisonment for 87 illegal miners, Orkney
The eighty seven (87) illegal miners who were arrested during a multi-disciplinary operation at Shaft 2 in Orkney on 20 October 2021 were sentenced...
4 Arrested selling Pangolins, Mahikeng
Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested four suspects aged between 29 and 45 in Mahikeng on 30 May 2023, following their...
R12.8 million worth of illicit cigarettes recovered, Skilpadshek Border post
North West Provincial Anti-Corruption Investigating Unit (ACIU) apprehended a 44-year-old Zimbabwean National for allegedly trying to smuggle illicit cigarettes worth more than R12 million...
Police trace and arrest suspects for a spate of crimes
A multi-disciplinary team comprising of the Rustenburg Tactical Response Team (TRT), Phokeng Crime Prevention and detectives conducted a tactical operation, which resulted in the arrest of four men in connection with a spate of crimes committed around Freedom Park in Phokeng near Rustenburg. The team received and operationalised information on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, about [...]
