Crime

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape   WESTERN CAPE -”In the pursuit to eradicate the province of unlicensed firearms” led to the arrest of four suspects. On Sunday 29 August 2021 at about 17:00, Nyanga police members were busy with routine patrols when they received information about a suspicious vehicle parked in Somtsewu Crescent in Crossroads. Upon entering the crescent, they … [Read more...] about Suspects arrested in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in Nyanga and Philippi East – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 15:03:11

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal   KWAZULU-NATAL - The long arm of the law finally caught up with a murder suspect who was on the run from the police for over a year. On 21 August 2021, Chatsworth detectives attached to the Serious and Violence Crimes Unit arrested a 45-year-old suspect at a local garage after an operation was conducted to lure him to the garage. Further investigations led … [Read more...] about Chatsworth police arrest murder suspects – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 13:51:01

   South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   GQEBERHA - Within 30 minutes after a 40-year-old man was allegedly hijacked at a garage in Humewood, two suspects were arrested and the hijacked vehicle recovered. It is alleged that on Sunday evening, 29 August 2021 at about 23:00, the complainant was at a garage in Rink Street in central when three unknown males approached his vehicle and got … [Read more...] about SAPS Kwazakele arrest hijacking suspects – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 12:38:59

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng GAUTENG - Police seized a firearm and arrested a passenger for pointing of firearm. The taxi driver reported to the police from Highway Patrol Unit that one of the passengers in the taxi pointed another passenger with a firearm while they were inside the taxi in Johannesburg. Upon investigating, a suspect was found in possession of a licensed firearm. The suspect … [Read more...] about Police arrest an alleged drunk passenger who pointed another passenger with a firearm inside a taxi – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 11:27:00

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal   DURBAN – Chatsworth police are appealing to the members of the community for assistance concerning a missing person. Sifiso Blessing Mdunge (21) was last seen on 13 August 2021 when he left his home in Welbedatch West, Chatsworth. He was last seen wearing a navy blue jacket and navy blue shoes. He is medium in complexion and small in … [Read more...] about Help Chatsworth police find missing person – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 10:15:08

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape   WESTERN CAPE - Vigilant members attached to the Knysna crime prevention unit deployed to conduct focused patrols in crime ridden areas as well as the enforcement of Level 3 Lockdown restriction recovered suspected stolen valued at over R22 000 in the early hours of this morning, 29 August 2021. At about 00:10 these members conducted blue light patrols in the … [Read more...] about Suspected stolen property recovered during crime prevention patrols in Knysna – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 09:02:57

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   EASTERN CAPE - On the Saturday, 28 August 2021, Cofimvaba shift members made the following drug related arrests: During a random search of a known drug dealer in the central business district in town, a (45) year old male was arrested when found in possession of 20 mandrax tablets. The estimated street value of the mandrax tablets are … [Read more...] about Drug related arrests made by Cofimvaba SAPS – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 06:38:58

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   EASTERN CAPE - The South African Police Service in Kariega are investigating a case of culpable homicide following a fatal motor vehicle collision in which a 54-year-old Jeffreys Bay man died at the scene. It is alleged that at about 18:50 on Saturday, 28 August 2021, that three vehicles (a white VW Polo Cross, a silver VW Polo and a VW Caddy collided in … [Read more...] about Uitenhage SAPS investigates cuplable homicide – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 04:15:18

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   EASTERN CAPE - Continuous efforts by police to reduce the proliferation of firearms especially in hotspot areas in the Northern areas are paying off as two suspects with firearms were arrested in separate incidents on the weekend.  In the first incident, on Friday, 27 August 2021 at 23:00, PE Flying Squad members received and followed up on information of … [Read more...] about Police in Gqeberha confiscate two firearms, arrest suspects – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-08-30 00:38:58