BREAKING NEWS: CIT heist in progress in Fordsburg
Community members are urged to avoid Mint and Central Road in Fordsburg, following the CIT heist in the area. It is alleged that armed suspects fired a police officer injuring him. The injured police...
View ArticleBakkie knocks down and kills cyclist
A Malawian national riding his bicycle along Flamingo Drive was knocked down and killed by a bakkie on the evening of Wednesday, October 25. According to police, the bakkie also crashed into two other...
View ArticleDomestic arrested for murder in Lenasia
Lenasia police arrested a 22-year-old woman on Friday, October 27, for murder. “The arrested came after police published the indenti kit of the possible wanted suspect who murdered a 74-year-old woman...
View ArticlePolice search for suspects after robbery on N12
The Lenasia SAPS are looking for three men who are believed to be involved in a robbery that took place along the N12 West on Sunday, August 27. “The victims were travelling in a silver VW Polo from...
View ArticleCrime clean-up at Lenasia CBD
In a joint Operation by Lenasia SAPS, Lenasia CPF, Sector 1 Crime Forum, CPF Patrollers, K9 Security, C4 Vision Tactical, MNH Security and ESS Security several arrests were made in the Lenasia CBD...
View ArticleMan gunned down, suspects still at large
Police have launched a manhunt for two armed men who shot and fatally wounded a 61-year-old man in Vlakfontein Extension 3, during the early hours of Friday, October 27. “It is alleged that the...
View ArticleWater meter theft crisis in Lenasia
When Mrs C Lala heard voices emanating from outside her house at around 3am on Thursday, November 2, she dismissed it as the TV. At around 5am, she woke up to her neighbour and sister-in-law Mrs V...
View ArticleElectrical danger
Illegal electricity connections have plagued the Lenasia Extension 1 community. In the picture a man is seen connecting electricity from a cable on a street pole in broad daylight. The connections are...
View ArticleWell known business man killed during councillor’s party
A local councillor is currently the talk of the town after a man was killed allegedly by his relatives at a party held in Lenasia South. A firearm was recovered and two suspects, aged between 32 and 41...
View ArticleFestive season safety tips for mall shoppers
Johannesburg Central Cluster has issued a warning to all shoppers who will be visiting various malls for their festive shopping. Criminals are out in their numbers to capitalize on this season. They...
View ArticleMan arrested for illegal sale of City-owned land
Mayedwa Njilana was arrested over the weekend of November 4, by the SAPS, for the illegal sale of government land. Njilana is alleged to have sold two vacant plots for R15 000 each to two people at...
View ArticleCriminals go on weekend murder spree
Police have launched a manhunt for an unknown number of suspects who were involved in the fatal shooting of a 56-year-old tavern owner on Saturday, November 4, in Hospital Hills, Lenasia South. It is...
View ArticleSuspect wanted for murder
The man pictured is wanted for a murder that occurred in Soweto, on Friday, August 20 (2017). “The suspect allegedly shot and killed his sister’s boyfriend. The suspect fled the scene on foot and is...
View ArticleMoulana Mohammed Patel gunned down in Fordsburg
Fordsburg at large is mourning the death of one of its own, Moulana Mohammed Patel, who was gunned down next to his house in the wee hours of November 21. Patel was shot on his way back from the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: One killed, two seriously injured after Lenasia accident
One person was killed and two others sustained serious injuries after two vehicles collided on the corner of Kingfisher and Penguin street in Lenasia Extension 1 this afternoon. “When ER24 paramedics...
View ArticleSeven injured in collision in Lenasia
A Hyundai H100 bakkie and a truck collided at the R558 and M10 intersection, next to the Lawley train station, on November 27. “TacMed Rescue Squad members were dispatched at 5.57pm to the R558 and...
View ArticleCommunity up in arms following eviction
WHEN residents of Lenasia Extension 13’s Fawn Street witnessed another resident being forcefully evicted from a house she had occupied for over ten years, the true spirit of Ubuntu leapt into action....
View ArticleVehicle recovered, suspect arrested
The stolen vehicle was recovered in Finetown and the suspect were later arrested. The suspect was arrested for possession of stolen property after the stolen vehicle’s keys were found on him. Also...
View ArticleRobberies spike in Lenasia South
According to General Kekana of the Soweto West Cluster, there has been in increase in house robberies in the Lenasia South area. On December 6, two house robberies in the area were reported, both...
View ArticleResidents loot SAB truck, five arrested
“On December 29, at around 10am, residents of Vlakfontein looted the cargo from an SAB truck.” said a source. The truck and trailer were bogged down in a gravel road, and residents took that...
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