Housebreaker arrested after setting parliament building on fire, Cape Town

Housebreaker arrested after setting parliament building on fire, Cape Town

A 49-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with housebreaking and theft, arson and will also be charged under The National Key Point Act. The suspect...
Redelinghuys murder, police seek person to assist in investigation

Redelinghuys murder, police seek person to assist in investigation

Redelinghuys Detectives are seeking the assistance of the public to locate the person depicted in the photograph, who they believe can assist them in...
Southern Cape weekend operations net 185 suspects

Southern Cape weekend operations net 185 suspects

Ongoing Safer Festive Season operations in the Southern Cape yielded positive results with the arrest of 185 suspects for various offences during operations which...
K9 Unit recovers hijacked delivery truck, Philippi East

K9 Unit recovers hijacked delivery truck, Philippi East

The vigilance of the K9 Unit members attached to the Provincial Extortion Task Team led to the recovery of a hijacked delivery truck. On Friday,...
Parklands laundromat owner arrested with 1000 mandrax tablets

Parklands laundromat owner arrested with 1000 mandrax tablets

During routine crime prevention patrols in the Parklands area early Friday morning, 31 December 2021, a police officer noticed the owner of a local...
R4.3 million worth of Mandrax en route Cape Town seized, duo arrested

R4.3 million worth of Mandrax en route Cape Town seized, duo...

The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau together with Crime Intelligence, Flying squad Hermanus, Dog Unit Hermanus and Provincial Traffic officials promptly responded to...
Festive Season operations yield positive results, Cape Town

Festive Season operations yield positive results, Cape Town

On Thursday afternoon, 30 December 2021, members of Maitland Flying Squad followed up information in Brackenfell about a vehicle that was stolen in Milnerton...
Rape of two minors aged 8 and 9, accused handed 20 year sentence

Rape of two minors aged 8 and 9, accused handed 20...

The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile has welcomed the sentence imposed on the 25-year-old accused Gomezgani Banda for the...
Suspect arrested with AK47 automatic rifle, Vredenburg

Suspect arrested with AK47 automatic rifle, Vredenburg

Efforts to keep our province safe and to eradicate the possession of unlicensed firearms yielded positive results when members of the Provincial Extortion Task...
K9 ‘Architta’ sniffs out grenades in two incidents, CT

K9 ‘Architta’ sniffs out grenades in two incidents, CT

Safer Festive Season operations led to the discovery of a M26-HE hand grenade yesterday, 27 December 2021 at about 16:00. The members of the Provincial...
Drugs recovered, 2 arrested, Grabouw

Drugs recovered, 2 arrested, Grabouw

In a joint operation on the morning of Monday 27 December 2021, between Overberg Flying Squad and the Grabouw Crime Prevention Unit, a known...
Unlicensed firearm, 2 arrested, Delft

Unlicensed firearm, 2 arrested, Delft

As part of SAPS Safer Festive Season operations, members attached to Provincial Extortion Task Team in conjunction with members of the City of Cape...