22-year-old woman rescued off Table Mountain hiking route
At 17H05 Saturday late afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a hiker in distress on Table Mountain.
Reports from the scene indicate that an...
Gang activity and shootings, cordon off and search operation, Bishop Lavis
On Friday 13 July 2018, at 04:00, Bishop Lavis SAPS performed an authorised cordon off and search operation in the Bonteheuwel and Kalksteenfontein areas....
Ongoing theft of copper cables, two arrested, Khayelitsha
Two suspects from Khayelitsha were arrested on Thursday, 12 July 2018, at approximately 11:00, for stealing copper cables in the area.
The suspects were...
Two armed robbers nabbed, Strand
Two robbers were arrested in Strand Thursday 12 July 2018 just after 15:00. On Wednesday 11 July 2018 just after 20:15 a woman was...
Taxi violence, gangs, drugs: SAPS clean up operation, WC
Ongoing operations targeting taxi violence, disrupting gangs, addressing persons of interest, focusing on illegal firearms, drugs and dangerous weapons and targeting gang kingpins are...
542 persons searched, murderers arrested in SAPS operation, Delft
Ongoing operations targeting taxi violence, disrupting gangs, addressing persons of interest, focusing on illegal firearms, drugs and dangerous weapons and targeting gang kingpins are...
Two homemade ‘zip guns’ recovered, Strandfontein
Two zip guns plus ammunition were recovered by Strandfontein SAPS members. On Monday 10 July 2018, at 06:00 police followed up on information received...
36 parcels of dagga recovered, Philippi East
During normal patrolling duties and visible policing in the area, Philippi East Crime Prevention Unit members arrested a 47 year old man in the...
Tear gas, rubber bullets, Hermanus
Police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets to control rioters in Zwelihle near Hermanus.
Through the night, local rioters burned tyres, barricaded roads...
Duo caught with bank card cloning devices, Parklands
Members of a specialised unit in the South African Police Service reacted to information received about a premises where bank cards were being cloned.
On...
Another violent gang member sentenced, CT
The thorough investigation of crime and the bringing of perpetrators before court is crucial in the efforts of the SAPS to ensure convictions.
This...
Prasa cable theft, scrapyard crackdown in Mitchells Plain
On Friday morning, 6 July 2018, at about 10:00, the Mitchell’s Plain police executed an integrated operation focusing on cable theft and Second Hand...
