Crime

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS)   GAUTENG – The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court granted an alleged fraudster a R10 000 bail yesterday involving employer’s missing R4 million. It is alleged that between September 2019 and August 2021, Newtown’s First National Bank (FNB) Operations Manager, Zandile Sibiya (39) fraudulently processed the forex payments with International Banking Centre System transaction and … [Read more...] about Alleged fraudster arrested for employer’s missing R4 million – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 12:07:08

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS)   KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday 16 November 2021, the Hawks members from Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted by Crime Intelligence arrested two suspects aged 27 and 57 for possession and dealing in elephant tusks. It is alleged that members received information about suspects who were selling elephant tusks. An undercover operation was conducted at Zimbali Eco … [Read more...] about Suspects to appear in court for dealing in Elephant tusks – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 14:31:17

South African Police Service Office of the National Commissioner Northern Cape   NORTHERN CAPE - The Northern Cape SAPS welcomes the 25 year murder and robbery with aggravated circumstances sentence that was handed down to Suretha Brits (30) in the Upington High Court, recently. The body of Leon Brits (41), was found floating in the swimming pool at one of his properties in October 2020. He sustained several assault and stab … [Read more...] about Wife imprisoned for 25 years for murdering her husband in Pofadder – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 14:46:17

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   EASTERN CAPE - Police are appealing to members of the public for assistance in finding a 70 year old woman who was last seen walking down her street at zone 10, Zwelitsha outside Qonce on 15 November 2021 between 08:30 and 09:00. She is said to be suffering from dementia and was wearing a green dress and lime doek on her head and was wearing … [Read more...] about Police seeks assistance to locate missing elderly woman – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 18:07:01

South African Police Service Office of the National Commissioner   PRETORIA - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is calling for a heightened collaborative approach and cooperation between communities and police following the killing of an off-duty police officer and an attack on two on-duty police officers in Gauteng in the last 24-hours. In the first incident, an off-duty police officer attached to the Orlando Family Violence, Child … [Read more...] about Off-duty police official killed and two on-duty police officials wounded in two separate incidents – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 13:34:11

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Limpopo   MANKWENG - A livestock awareness campaign was conducted by the Mankweng SAPS jointly with the Department of Agriculture including Transport and Community Safety on Tuesday 16 November 2021 at Ga-Mamabolo, Segopye village. The event was honoured by MEC for Department of Agriculture, Me Ntalane and MEC for transport and Commumity safety Me Mavhungu Lerule - … [Read more...] about Mankweng police conduct joint awareness campaign – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 09:58:04

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape   WESTERN CAPE - The commitment of members attached to Lockdown II led to the arrest of two suspects in Langa this afternoon during the execution of Operation Restore. The police members were focussed on their mission, when they received a tip off of drugs being stored at an identified address. Once the information was operationalised, the convoy proceeded to an … [Read more...] about Suspects arrested with consignment of drugs during operation Lockdown II – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-17 07:33:47

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Limpopo   MAGATLE - The Police in Magatle have launched a search operation to locate a 74-year-old-man, Mokhatshana Maluleke residing at GaMolapo Village, who went missing on 08 November 2021. He allegedly left home at about 08:30 in the morning, without informing his family where he was going and has since disappeared He was last seen wearing a sky blue long … [Read more...] about Police appeals for information to locate missing elderly man – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-16 09:42:50

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape   MOUNT FLETCHER -The combined stock theft operations held in the area continues to yield positive results as another (13) thirteen suspected stolen cattle and (24) twenty four suspected goats were recovered in the Sulenkama area. A combined, intelligence driven operation including the stock theft units of Maluti,  Qumbu  and KatKop members from visible policing … [Read more...] about Combined successful stock theft operation continues – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-16 10:24:45