Crime Report

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape KARIEGA – SAPS Uitenhage Detectives are urgently seeking the community’s assistance in locating a 25-year-old man who went missing on Saturday, 20 November 2021. Roysten Kruger was last seen at a wedding venue in Amanzi, Kariega. Kruger was attending a function with a church group at the venue.     Kruger was clad in black trousers, a white T-shirt and white … [Read more...] about Uitenhage police seek community assistance in locating missing person – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 13:37:15

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Northern Cape Operation Phakisa, a joint operation with a multi-disciplinary law enforcement agencies which included the South African Police Service, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment and Customs and Department of Home Affairs clamped down criminal activities along the West Coast Line, in Port … [Read more...] about Operation Phakisa yields success – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 19:07:33

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng PARKTOWN - The prevention and combating of trio crimes, which include carjacking, house and business robberies remain a top priority of the police in the Gauteng. On Monday, 22 November 2021 police in Gauteng collaborated with officials from Gauteng Traffic Saturation Unit and Tracker Connect subsequently arresting three suspects linked to numerous trio crimes reported around … [Read more...] about Intelligence driven operation leads to the arrest of three suspects linked to crime spree in Tshwane – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 20:19:36

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State WELKOM - A Police Captain attached to the Welkom K9 Unit was on vehicle patrol on 23 November 2021, when he noticed an Eskom bakkie with copper cables in Lindsay road, Welkom. The bakkie was approached and the occupants, employees of Eskom were asked for documents to be in possession of such large quantity of copper cable in the mine premises. Preliminary … [Read more...] about Employees arrested with copper cable valued R540 000, bakkie and truck seized – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 20:49:36

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State BLOEMFONTEIN - The police in Mangaung Metro launched a manhunt after the house robbery and murder of 69-year-old woman in Gelderland Street in Bayswater near Bloemfontein earlier today at about 11:40. According to the husband of the deceased, he left their home going to the pharmacy. The complainant allegedly left his wife with the gardener at home. When he … [Read more...] about Police launch manhunt for suspects following a house robbery and murder in Bayswater – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 21:04:36

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Free State BULTFONTEIN - Three alleged BTK gangsters were arrested by the Welkom Public Order Policing (POP) Reaction Team members during crime combating patrols on Saturday, 20 November 2021 in Phahameng, Bultfontein. During the patrol in Phahameng, members noticed a group of people running in different directions near Shadrack's tavern. Upon closer inspection, SAPS members observed … [Read more...] about Routine patrol by POP Unit members leads to arrest of gangsters – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 19:52:33

  South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape WESTERN CAPE - Several crime operations in the Western Cape yielded excellent results when firearms, ammunition and drugs were recovered from our streets. Today, at about 00:53, members attached to Cape Town Central SAPS, were busy with patrols when they received a complaint and followed up on information about stolen goods at an address near to the corners of … [Read more...] about Several suspects arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and possession of drugs – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 13:52:15

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) GAUTENG – The Roodepoort Magistrate's Court’s outcome against the two brothers, arrested and charged with fraud on Saturday, 20 November 2021, resulted with one brother granted R2000 bail and charges withdrawn against the other. This emanated from the fraud allegations reported to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Johannesburg by a Roodepoort based car dealership regarding suspicious … [Read more...] about Siblings in court on vehicle finance fraud allegations – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 08:32:50

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Northern Cape UPINGTON - Unabated efforts to remove drugs from the streets by SAPS members in Kakamas, yielded great success after a huge consignment of dagga was confiscated after following up on information. On 22 November 2021 at approximately 21:00, Lt Col Nico Maree of Kakamas SAPS acted on information received about a consignment of dagga that was being delivered at premises … [Read more...] about Swift police action leads to dagga bust in Kakamas – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-23 08:47:50

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal DURBAN - Chatsworth SAPS seeks witnesses following an investigation into an inquest in the area. On Friday, 19 November 2021, police received a report of a body at a sports field at Westcliffe in Chatsworth. Police proceeded to the scene and discovered the body of a 36-year-old man who was lying on the ground. He was declared dead at the scene. Police are … [Read more...] about Chatsworth SAPS seek witnesses – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-22 11:06:15

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng PARKTOWN - The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has commended a multi-disciplinary task team that has been established to crack down on syndicates operating in kidnappings. This comes after the arrest of six men between Saturday and today for a hijacking and kidnapping incident that occurred last week in Hillbrow. One of … [Read more...] about Alleged kidnappers arrested, victim rescued unharmed – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-22 12:06:15

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) MPUMALANGA – Moshayi Tonderai (31) and Patrick Ncube (31) were remanded in custody by the Komatipoort Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 19 November 2021 after he was arrested for enticing traffic official. The case was postponed to 23 November 2021 for a formal bail application. It is alleged that on 17 November 2021, Tonderai from Zimbabwe who is a truck driver was at Lebombo Port of Entry when he bypassed … [Read more...] about Accused remanded in custody for enticing traffic officials – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-22 16:13:08

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) MPUMALANGA – The Middelburg Regional Court sentenced a father (48) and his son (27) to a total of 14 year imprisonment for National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (NEMBA)-related charges on 19 November 2021. On 20 April 2019, two Mozambicans both named Alberto Ernesto Nharreluga were travelling on the N4 in Nelspruit when they were stopped by the Middelburg Flying Squad members. Police searched … [Read more...] about Two imprisoned for possession of rhino horns – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-22 06:35:15

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng   PARKTOWN - The Provincial Commissioner of Gauteng, Lieutenant General Ellias Mawela has in strongest terms condemned the incident where a man falsely reported a hijacking and  kidnapping of a five-year-old boy. It is alleged that on Saturday, 20 November 2021, a 23-year-old man reported that he was driving with his five-year-old nephew when four unknown men stopped … [Read more...] about Man arrested for perjury after he falsely opened a case of hijacking and kidnapping – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-21 17:07:15

South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng   PARKTOWN – The police in Gauteng together with other law enforcement agencies were at it again this weekend, firmly asserting the authority of the State in the Province. The officials under the leadership of Gauteng SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela were out in numbers in support of Operation O Kae Molao which seeks to address any form … [Read more...] about Illegal miners arrested and equipment seized during operation O Kae Malao – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-21 19:31:31