Cape train violence: City calls for state of emergency
The City of Cape Town acknowledges that police and metro police are unable to control rail and train violence, transport minister, Blade Nzimande must...
Armed gang attacks train commuters, 1 dies, 8 injured, Cape Town
One person died and eight were injured when armed gangs attacked commuters on a Cape train and robbed them of their possessions.
Some of the...
Five arrested with stolen vehicle, Steenberg
The vigilance of members attached to the Western Cape Flying Squad landed five suspects behind bars for being in possession of a stolen motor...
Somerset West man nabbed with R300k worth of abalone
Our continued investigations into the lucrative illegal abalone trade in the Western Cape resulted in the arrest of a 45 year old man last...
Three suspects with illegal firearms arrested, Ravensmead
Partnership policing in Ravensmead resulted in the arrest of three suspects yesterday, 6 September 2018, and three firearms being confiscated after the community provided...
Land theft and crime: Tourism figures decline
The Western Cape investment agency, Wesgro, has shown a decrease in visitors from overseas compared with the same time last year.
The water crisis was...
Eradicating gang activities, two arrested with illegal firearm, Macassar
Our efforts to combat gang activities and eradicate crime in the Macassar policing area resulted in the arrest of two suspects for the possession...
Oostenberg councillor sentenced for housing tender fraud, Cape Town
Former councillor, Wilma Brady (59), appeared at Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Bellville on a charge of fraud and contravention of the Public Finance...
Cape Town tax practitioner sentenced for fraud
John Martin Gradwell Bantam (44) appeared at Cape Town Regional Court on several charges (121) of fraud of almost R 700.000 on 4 September...
Explosion at Denel ammunition depot, eight die, Somerset West
An ammunition depot of Denel near Somerset West was shaken by an explosion in which 8 people died and six other employees were still...
Steenberg gang violence and shootings, 29 arrests, 22 firearms recovered
In the fight against gang violence and shootings in the Steenberg Policing Precinct during the month of August 2018 members of Steenberg SAPS, Operation...
Four suspects nabbed with illegal firearms, Mitchell’s Plain cluster
In an effort to address the scourge of gang violence in the Mitchell’s Plain Cluster police arrested five suspects and seized illegal firearms and...
