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Over 400 arrests in Johannesburg as crime and shooting escalate

Over 400 arrests in Johannesburg as crime and shooting escalate

Despite the arrest of over 400 suspects over the weekend of 10 and 11 November 2018, for various crimes, police have launched a manhunt...
Hijacking and kidnapping, two armed suspects arrested, Chatsworth

Hijacking and kidnapping, two armed suspects arrested, Chatsworth

SAPS Chatsworth Trio Task Team arrested two suspects for a carjacking within an hour of the crime being committed. It is alleged that on...
Four highly wanted suspects nabbed in Limpopo SAPS operation

Four highly wanted suspects nabbed in Limpopo SAPS operation

A joint intelligence driven operation, conducted in various areas in the province and comprising of members of the South African Police Service from the...
5 Men arrested for assault on police officer and possession of drugs

5 Men arrested for assault on police officer and possession of...

On Monday 12 November 2018, at about 13:15 Johannesburg Flying Squad and Johannesburg Central crime prevention police officers arrested five suspects for possession of...
Truck hijacking by 2 Cops in uniform with police vehicle

Truck hijacking by 2 Cops in uniform with police vehicle

Police officers, a Captain and Constable, are two of nine men that were arrested for truck hijacking in Boksburg in the early hours of...
Four men arrested after fatal tavern stabbing, Wyebank

Four men arrested after fatal tavern stabbing, Wyebank

Pinetown police have arrested four suspects aged between 15 and 19 years old for an alleged murder which took place at a tavern in...
New scam on social media for SAPS recruitment, Mtubatuba

New scam on social media for SAPS recruitment, Mtubatuba

On Friday 9 November 2018, there were rumours spread through social media (WhatsApp) that candidates are urgently required to come at Mtubatuba Police Station...
Three suspects arrested for armed robbery, Durban

Three suspects arrested for armed robbery, Durban

On 12 November 2018, at 10:45, members of the Public Order Police attached to the Provincial Task Team responded to a robbery at Pixley...
Five armed men tie up employees, rob cell phone shop, Jeffreys Bay

Five armed men tie up employees, rob cell phone shop, Jeffreys...

Police are hot on the heels of the suspects after five armed men allegedly hit a cell phone store in Jeffreys Bay on 12...
R200k mandrax and tik bust, Wynberg, CT

R200k mandrax and tik bust, Wynberg, CT

The abuse of illegal substances is one of the root causes of violent crime, and members of Operation Thunder and the K9 Unit are...
Gauteng residents warned against exposure to sun

Gauteng residents warned against exposure to sun

Citizens have been warned to avoid unnecessary exposure to the sun as the heatwave continues in many parts of the country this week. The South...
Innocent man murdered for vehicle in parking lot at the weekend

Innocent man murdered for vehicle in parking lot at the weekend

A hijacking resulted in a senseless murder in Welkom this past weekend. Two men were seen strolling through a relatively deserted parking lot outside...