Bystander shot in high speed chase
A bystander was shot in Lehae following a high speed chase on Thursday, October 29. The man was allegedly shot by robbers who had burgled a house in Lenasia, Extension 9’s Tuna Street. The incident...
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Cop executed by fleeing robbers at mall outside Brits (Warning! Explicit...
A video depicting the killing of a policeman at a mall outside Brits On Wednesday was posted to Youtube by Crime Watch. In the Video the Policeman is seen being shot at close range by the suspected...
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Body found on hill
The body of an unknown man, said to in the mid-20s or 30s, was found decaying on a hill between Lehae and Vlakfontein, on Thursday October 29. Lenasia South SAPS communication officer, Khalipha Mvula...
View ArticleCulprits loot supermarket and shoot shopkeepers
Two shopkeepers from a shop in Vlakfontein Extension 1 were shot and injured during a robbery in which money, groceries, airtime and cigarettes were stolen. Entry was gained through a hole in the...
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Two killed in N12 accident
Two children died and 12 people were injured this morning following a fatal car accident along the N12 just outside the Lenasia. The accident happened at around 6am when a double cab bakkie made a...
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Officer wounded in Golden Highway shooting
While patrolling the on the Golden Highway on Monday, October 9, a female sergeant was shot and wounded when occupants of a BMW opened fire on her and her collegues. The officers who are members of the...
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Shack found with explosive devices
A shack in Vlakfontein Extension 2 was found with explosives on Saturday, November 7. This was confirmed by Lenasia South SAPS communication officer Sergeant Khalipha Mvula. One of the residents...
View ArticleNirvana Secondary burgled twice
Nirvana Secondary School was burgled twice in one week. The first burglary occured on last Thursday, November 5 at about 3pm and the second on Friday November 6 at 7.30pm. The burglars are alleged to...
View ArticlePolice bust men offloading from hijacked truck
14 men, aged between 17 and 26, were arrested after they were caught offloading merchandise from a hijacked truck on Tuesday, November 10. At around 10pm, while the men were offloading the goods in a...
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Two arrested for Poppy Street murder
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a man on Poppy Street in Lenasia Extension 3. The two aged 31 and 32 years old, were nabbed in Ekhureleni, through a collaborative effort by Lenasia SAPS...
View ArticlePep robbed
Pep store in Lenasia Extension 1, next to the railway station, was robbed on Thursday, November 12. According to Captain Hector Netshivhodza of the Lenasia SAPS, one of the three suspects entered the...
View ArticleWoman repeatedly raped by ex boyfriend
A 32-year-old woman was recently raped by her ex-boyfriend in the veld between Lenasia Extension 10 and Lehae. The victim had visited her grandmother when the suspect showed up at the house claiming he...
View ArticlePep robbed
Pep store in Lenasia Extension 1, next to the railway station, was robbed on Thursday, November 12. According to Captain Hector Netshivhodza of the Lenasia SAPS, one of the three suspects entered the...
View ArticleTaxi passenger nabbed with Mandrax worth R250 000
A 41-year-old man was nabbed and arrested by the Vaalrand Flying Squad at Grasmere Toll Plaza. The man was caught, when a white taxi he had been travelling in was stopped. When the police searched...
View ArticleWoman vanishes after being held hostage
A 20-year-old mother from Vlakfontein has been missing since Sunday, November 15. Shortly before she went missing, Ntombizanele Prudence Mbatha, called her mum who lives in Soweto, in a frantic state...
View ArticleAnother taxi driver gunned down in Lenasia South
Another taxi driver from the Lawley Taxi Association has been shot dead while a female passenger was wounded in Lenasia South. This brings to book about 12 taxi drivers and members of the public who...
View ArticleThieves make off with Flat screen TV
Two men broke into a house in Lehae and escaped with a flat screen TV. Around 4am, on Thursday, November 12, two sisters were awoken in the dark by the men who were carrying a torch. “The sisters were...
View ArticleK43 the latest crime hotspot
A young man (18) was hit with the butt of a gun during a mugging along the K43 opposite Lenmed on Saturday, November 21. This incident has raised awareness of how notorious the K43 has become, said...
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Mob justice after attempted hijacking (WARNING: Not for sensitive viewers)
After a 32-year-old man was shot in an attempted hijacking, self-proclaimed vigilantes gave chase and shot one of the suspects. The incident unfolded on Saturday, November 14, when the victim drove...
View ArticleAlleged rapist linked to 10 sexual cases
In the September 8-14 edition of the Rising Sun, it was reported a man who had raped a 20 year old at the Anglers Train Station. The man has now been identified as Innocent Sibusiso Khumalo. He is said...
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