Lenasia murders on the rise
Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, released crime statistics classifying Gauteng as the province with the highest murder rate increase in the country. Gauteng had a 10.4% increase in reported murder...
View ArticlePolice arrest chain snatchers
Lenasia Police arrested four suspects, aged between 25 and 35, on Friday, October 2, at corner Rose Avenue and R554 after a task team was deployed to monitor the area. The four are believed to be chain...
View ArticlePolice arrest chain snatchers
Lenasia Police arrested four suspects, aged between 25 and 35, on Friday, October 2, at corner Rose Avenue and R554 after a task team was deployed to monitor the area. The four are believed to be...
View ArticleRobbery syndicate arrested
Lenasia SAPS has arrested three men believed to be part of a syndicate that has orchestrated and conducted numerous house robberies and business robberies in Lenasia and Lehae. The three suspects, aged...
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Domestic worker disappears during robbery
After two men robbed a house in Lenasia Extension 1’s Heron Street on Monday, October 6, the domestic worker was never to be seen again. On Tuesday, October 6, the domestic worker was sweeping outside...
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Man shot in buttocks during robbery
A 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks in a robbery on Tuesday, October 6, in Lenasia Extension 10’s Orange Street. The family was watching TV when four unknown armed men entered the house. The men...
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UPDATE: Domestic worker fingered in robbery
Following an article published by the Rising Sun this morning (October 8), new information has surfaced. The article titled, Domestic worker disappears during robbery, read that a domestic worker, a...
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Death in Drakenstein Street
A 29-year-old man sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the back of his neck on Saturday, October 3. The man was found by police on Drakenstein Street in Lenasia South’s Extension 4. According to...
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Assaulted by Lenasia Police
Following an assault that led him to the Lenasia Police station, Zenane Donald Nyambusa says he was assaulted by police officers who refused to assist him in laying a charge. On Saturday, October 10,...
View ArticleRape still an issue
The recent crime stats indicated the number of sexual offences is decreasing in Gauteng. However, statistics do not stop the crime from being committed. Two women were raped over the weekend, October...
View ArticleGRAPHIC CONTENT: Baby Jamie endured brutal torture before death
Horrific details about the torture and child abuse suffered by baby Jamie Faith Naidoo surfaced after an indictment was served to her mother and grandmother at their last appearance at the Chatsworth...
View ArticleDaylight robbery in Falcon Street
A man was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money on Wednesday afternoon, October 14. The robbery took place in Falcon Street, opposite Park Primary School. According to the man, who did not want to...
View Article25 year sentence for burglar
Vusimuzi “Pantoza” Nteleko has been convicted of house breaking and robbery. He was arrested by Lenasia South SAPS in Chilli Street, Zakkariyah, on December 14, 2011. The Protea Magistrates Court...
View ArticleHouse robbery in Lenasia South
After the domestic worker took out the dustbin, she was escorted back into the house by three armed men on Wednesday, October 14.The incident unfolded in Lenasia South’s Extension 1. Around 8.20am...
View ArticleIs the crowbar gang back?
On Wednesday, October 14, three men believed to be part of the Lenasia syndicate, the crowbar gang, robbed a family of an undisclosed amount of money, wallets and cell phones. The incident transpired...
View ArticleElder robbed by crowbar wielding assailants
A pensioner was robbed on the night of October 20. She was in bed, and her domestic worker and tenant were asleep when four men entered her yard. The men broke down the kitchen door with a crowbar....
View ArticleMan killed in Lenasia robbery
A man believed to be between 30 and 36 years of age was murdered in the early parts of Friday, October 23. The killing, a result of a robbery gone wrong, was executed in full view of his elderly...
View ArticleBotched hijacking
A Lenasia South man was shot during a botched hijacking on October 20. According to reports, three armed hijackers ambushed the man in his driveway on Sheffield Street and attempted to steal his car....
View ArticlePlant thieves on the prowl
Top JMPD official’s property was tempered with when his rose bushes were stolen on Tuesday night, October 20. About 13 bushes were uprooted. The man, who wished to remain anonymous says he is upset...
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Man stabbed with screwdriver over R50 dies
An altercation in Lenasia South on Saturday, October 24 resulted in one man being stabbed to death. According to Lenasia South SAPS communication officer, Khalipha Mvula, the victim was stabbed three...
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