Men blow up safe, manhunt launched
The South African Police Services is investigating a case of contravention of the explosives Act following an incident that took place just before midnight on Sunday, July 22. “A drop safe was blown up...
View ArticleHMA High Risk Security urged security officers to be vigilant
There is a new modus operandi that the criminals are using around Newtown. They are going around the area stabbing security officers. Some security officers believed that this is to undermine and...
View ArticleWoman was arrested for fraud
Recently, the Soweto West SAPS Cluster arrested a 20-year-old woman for fraud in Protea Glen Mall. “It is alleged that the suspect tried to buy clothes with fraudulent documents at a Truworths Store....
View ArticleMan (26) arrested for possession of unlicensed firearm
Recently, the Soweto West SAPS Cluster arrested a 26-year-old man for possession of an unlicensed firearm in Thubelisha. “Police were conducting a stop and search operation when they spotted a...
View ArticleJustice at last for Mrs Seata Ramla
After more than 28 months of going back and forth, the Ramla family can now rest knowing that the criminals who murdered one of their own are behind bars. Mrs Seata Ramla was shot on her way back from...
View ArticleMultan Street house robbed
Even after doing what the public is always advised to do to prevent house robberies – locking all doors, closing all windows… etc, three robbers still managed to break into a house in Multan Street in...
View ArticleRobbery suspects arrested, victims urged to contact police
The Lenasia SAPS are requesting victims of robberies in Lenasia to contact them. This came after four men, suspected to be part of a robbery syndicate in the area, were arrested recently. “The victims...
View ArticleCome identify your stolen power tools
Booysens SAPS has made a great discovery. They discovered stolen equipment which belongs to construction companies. These equipment is alleged to have been stolen around Mondeor, Booysens and...
View ArticleTwo JMPD rookies arrested for R20 bribery
“Two corrupt JMPD officers, who passed out of the Academy just six months ago, were arrested on July 31, for bribery during Operation Buya Mthetho at the corner of Eloff Street and Pritchard Street in...
View ArticleTwo men shot dead in taxi violence
“The South African Police Service is investigating a double murder case following the incident that is suspected to be taxi violence related,” said Sergeant Khalipha Mvula of the Soweto West Cluster It...
View ArticleSuspect hands himself over to police over fatal stabbing
On August 6, a 26-year-old man handed himself over to the Johannesburg Central Police. The man was wanted in connection with a murder case. Captain Xoli Mbele, Johannesburg Central Police spokesperson...
View ArticleSecurity guard arrested for attempted murder
On August 5, Johannesburg Central Police arrested a 32-year-old male security guard for attempted murder at Braamfontein railway station. Johannesburg Central spokesperson, Captain Xoli Mbele said, “It...
View ArticleDagga dealers arrested
The Soweto West SAPS Cluster’s crime prevention members conducted an operation in Doornkop, on August 10, and arrested a 32-year-old man for dealing in drugs. “The suspect was found in possession of...
View ArticleStolen vehicle recovered after high speed chase
A 37-year-old suspect was arrested and a stolen VW Polo was recovered after a high speed chase by the JMPD Crime Prevention Unit. “On Thursday, August 9, at about 2pm, JMPD officers were conducting...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in shooting incident
On Friday, August 3, a woman, believed to be 42 years old, sustained serious injuries in a shooting incident in Stephenson Street in Vanderbijlpark. “When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene, they...
View ArticleZakariyya Park Engen Garage robbed again
In the early hours of Monday, August 6, two men armed with rifles robbed an Engen garage at Zakariyya Park. According to Sergeant Khalipha Mvula of the Lenasia South SAPS, the men approached the petrol...
View ArticleDomestic worker makes off with over R100k following Lenasia robbery
Lenasia police advises the community, when employing domestic workers, to have them screened, because of the increase in the number of robberies where domestic workers were involved. In the most recent...
View ArticleAnother domestic worker implicated in robbery
Yet another domestic worker in Lenasia has been implicated in a robbery which saw her employers losing hundreds of thousands in cash. According to police, the domestic worker, had been left alone by...
View ArticleBakkie and car collide leaving one dead, another critical
On August 16, a man was killed and another was left critically injured. This came after a collision between a bakkie and a car. The incident occurred on the N1 highway underneath the Ontdekkers Bridge...
View ArticleCar guard assaulted to death in CBD
“We are appealing to the community to refrain from taking the law into their own hands if crime is committed. Report the incident to the police”, said Captain Xoli Mbele of Johannesburg Central. This...
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