JMPD did not do their job properly says family
SYLVAN Veresamy and his 7-year-old son were involved in an at the Golden Highway and R554 intersection, on Sunday, February 21. A Red Toyota Tazz with five occupants collided with the side of...
View ArticleAzaadville murder, robbery shocks community
A father and his son were shot during a robbery in Azaadville in the early hours of Thursday, March 3. The father identified as Haroon Saleh was air lifted to hospital where he later died and his son...
View ArticleUpdate: Azaadville shooting
It is confirmed that Yusuf Saleh, son of Haroon Saleh, died on Thursday, March 3, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. The death follows that of his father after three suspects entered their house...
View ArticleSmash and grab attempt causes accident
Smash and grabs on the corner the R554 and Rose Avenue have mushroomed once again. In the latest incident, on Thursday, March 3, a white Kia truck, travelling along the R554 heading towards Anchorville...
View ArticleCouple tied up in home invasion
Five armed men broke into a house in Reeds Flat, in Lenasia Extension 13, in the early hours of Tuesday, March 1. They went into the main bedroom, held the couple up at gunpoint, and demanded cash and...
View ArticleThieves with bulletproof clothing escape empty-handed
A 42-year-old man saved his mother and domestic worker’s lives after they were held up by two armed men last Tuesday, March 1. The incident unfolded when two armed men clad in huge jackets and...
View ArticleSmuggler arrested at police station
A 28-year-old man was arrested at the Lenasia South SAPS after he was caught attempting to hand over a bag containing hacksaw blades to his friend who was an inmate. The incident unfolded on Friday,...
View ArticleTwo wanted for rape, house robbery and theft
The man (pictured) is one of two men wanted for house robbery and rape which occurred on Saturday, February 27, at about 2am in Protea Glen, near Lenasia. A 23-year-old woman was asleep in her house...
View ArticleTwo shot in second Azaadville robbery in two weeks
A second incident in two weeks has claimed a life and seen another in hospital following a robbery in Azaadville on Tuesday, March 15. At about 1.15am, two men entered the house by forcing open the...
View ArticleRapes and robberies abound at Golden Highway hotspot
Lenasia South SAPS have declared the Finetown and Migson Manor intersection and Orange Farm stretch of roads, along the Golden Highway a hotspot. According to Sergeant Khalipa Mvula of the Lenasia...
View ArticlePharmacy student (23) found murdered in Extension 3
A 23-year-old woman was found murdered in a house on Lenasia Extension 3’s Nasturtium Avenue on Thursday, March 17. According Constable John Serala of the Moroka Cluster, the deceased’s mother had...
View ArticleAzara Secondary burgled
Thieves broke into Azara Secondary School in Lenasia Extension 9 on Friday, March 18, and got away with an undisclosed amount of money, 10 cell phones, two printers and five laptops. According to...
View ArticleArmed and dangerous robbery suspect still on the run
Police are still looking for the third suspect in a house robbery which took place recently. According to Constable Serala, Moroka Communication Officer, the third suspect, known as Raymond, is wanted...
View ArticleFishery owner and employees robbed
A fishery on Corcorde Street in the Lenasia CBD was robbed on the morning of Friday, March 18. According to the owner, one man entered the shop at around 9am brandishing a firearm. The man told the...
View ArticleR2 million worth madrax bust at Grasmere
A 33-year old man was arrested after he found with drugs worth two million on Tuesday, March 22. The Johannesburg K9 and Crime Intelligence followed the suspect from Sandton to a filling station in...
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Accident stops ATM scammers
After attempting to rob a man at an ATM at the Freeway Plaza along Nirvana Drive, Lenasia, robbers did not anticipate what unfolded next. On Thursday, March 23, Anthony Snell was standing in a queue at...
View ArticleMurdered on Human Right’s Day
Nineteen-year-old Thulani Nkosi from the Thembelihle informal settlement, F-Section, was picked up by a mob and beaten on Human Right’s Day, Monday, March 21. According to Nthabeleng Mosunkutu, a...
View ArticleSuspects hijack police
Three men were arrested after they attempted to hijack a state vehicle on the corner of Bangalore and the K43 in Lenasia on Wednesday, March 23. According Sergeant Khalipa Mvula of the Lenasia South...
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Accident stops scammers
On Thursday, March 23, Anthony Snell was standing in a queue at the ATM when one of two suspects proceeded to use the ATM before him. The post Accident stops scammers appeared first on Rising Sun...
View ArticleWoman arrested after anti-drug protesters’ houses burnt
A 26- year old woman was arrested after three houses belonging to anti-drug protestors were petrol bombed at the weekend in Ennerdale. The woman‚ is believed to have been identified through CCTV...
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