5 Arrested after opening fire on Maitland police

5 Arrested after opening fire on Maitland police

In the early hours of Monday morning, 16 January 2023, members of the Maitland Flying Squad arrested five suspects aged between 22 and 44...
3 Arrested with stolen aluminium plates, Elsies River

3 Arrested with stolen aluminium plates, Elsies River

Targeted operations by the Economic Infrastructure Task Team resulted in three arrests on Saturday, 14 January 2023. The members of the task team conducted...
Police tackle the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape

Police tackle the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape

The proliferation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape remains a priority with various teams embarking on Crime combatting operations during the weekend which...
Integrated operation in Mfuleni nets 65 suspects

Integrated operation in Mfuleni nets 65 suspects

The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile kept his promise by ensuring that more operations are conducted to ensure that...
Farm attack, wounded owner returns fire, kills 1 attacker, Kleinmond

Farm attack, wounded owner returns fire, kills 1 attacker, Kleinmond

A farm attack took place on Friday 13 January 2023, at 06:00, on a farm along the R43 road between Kleinmond and Botrivier in...
Woman arrested for fraud of R11 million at grape farm, Wellington

Woman arrested for fraud of R11 million at grape farm, Wellington

Members attached to the Western Cape Commercial Crime Investigations Unit conducted tracing operations to arrest suspects in fraud cases under investigation. On Friday, 13 January...
Anti-Gang Unit recover more firearms in Delft

Anti-Gang Unit recover more firearms in Delft

Members attached to Anti-Gang Unit, deployed in Delft due to ongoing gang violence in the area, recovered three firearms, ammunition and arrested several suspects...
Heidelberg drug dealer handed 5 year sentence

Heidelberg drug dealer handed 5 year sentence

The illicit drug trade in the rural town of Heidelberg was dealt a heavy blow when a 31-year-old man from Slangrivier was sentenced to...
SAPS Lieutenant Colonel hospitalised after attack, Knysna CBD

SAPS Lieutenant Colonel hospitalised after attack, Knysna CBD

The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, welcomed the swift response in the arrest of those involved in an unwarranted...
Garden Route police operations yields successes

Garden Route police operations yields successes

Concerted efforts by Western Cape police to curb the proliferation of unlicensed firearms, rid communities of drugs and closing down of unlicensed liquor outlets...
AGU recover mandrax worth R1,5 million, Lentegeur

AGU recover mandrax worth R1,5 million, Lentegeur

The endeavours of the Western Cape police to break the back of gangsterism and related crimes in this province were rewarded on 12 January...
Delft vigilante murders, badly mutilated bodies of 5 men found, 2 arrested

Delft vigilante murders, badly mutilated bodies of 5 men found, 2...

Our pursuit to bring to book those responsible for the vigilante mass murders committed in Delft during last week resulted in the arrest of...