Nigerian national nabbed for drugs worth R10 000 in Lenasia
A Nigerian national was arrested in Lenasia on Tuesday, March 29, after he was caught with R10 000 worth of drugs. Lenasia SAPS received a tip off about the vehicle transporting drugs to a house in...
View ArticleNigerian allegedly caught with drugs
The 28 year-old driver of a vehicle, allegedly a Nigerian citizen, was arrested and charged with possession of drugs in Lenasia on Tuesday, March 29 when he was found to be in possession of about R10...
View ArticleBreak-in at bakery in Lenasia CBD
The break of dawn on March 27, saw five armed men break into a bakery at the Lenasia CBD and escape with an undisclosed amount of money, two cell phones, driver’s licence, cigarettes knives and the...
View ArticleLenasia South house robbery ends in murder
A 48-year-old homeowner was shot in the head during a robbery at his home on Lenasia South Extension 1’s Ivy Street. According to Sergeant Khalipa Mvula of the Lenasia South SAPS, the family was...
View ArticleHijackers prey on drivers
On Friday, April 1, the Protea Flying Squad arrested three men on Abubaker Asvat Drive, after they were found in possession of an illegal firearm. The trio were travelling in a Black BWM in an area...
View ArticleTeens arrested following assault on Extension 13 man
The Lenasia Extension 13 community apprehended three boys between the ages of 15 and 19 following an assault on a man in the area. The man who died in hospital recently is alleged to have been hit on...
View ArticleUpdate: ‘Runaway’ husband confesses to murder
The man who reportedly fled the scene of a hijacking along Scorpio Drive, leaving his wife behind has subsequently confessed to killing the woman. He was arrested on the night of Tuesday, April 5. It...
View ArticleRobbers threaten to rape 5 month old during Zak Park robbery
During a house robbery at a house at Zakariyya Park on March 31, one of the perpetrators threatened to rape a 5 month old baby girl but they thought it was a boy and only threatened to terrorise the...
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Alleged drug dealing brothers arrested for possession of drugs and bribery
The notorious Lenasia Extension 2 alleged drug dealing brothers were nabbed last night (Thursday, April 7) for possession of cat estimated to be worth R40000 street value and bribery. The men aged...
View ArticleHijacked: victim found wearing one shoe
At around 10.30pm on Thursday, April 7, a man was hijacked along the N12 next to Eldorado Park while changing a tyre. According to reports, the tyre burst after his vehicle hit a rock along the...
View ArticleWoman wanted for theft
A woman, in her mid-twenties, is wanted by police for allegedly stealing from her place of employment in Lenasia Extension 5. The woman, Patience Mathwasa, who is said to live in Finetown was employed...
View ArticleTwo robberies hit, one night
A business in Extension 11A and a house in Lenasia’s Extension 13, were robbed on the night of April 10 and the early hours of April 11. In the first robbery at about 7.50pm on Sunday, a man entered...
View ArticleBrother released on R5000 bail, the other remains
One of two brothers arrested last week on charges of possession of drugs and bribery has been released on bail. The suspect aged 23 was released on R5000 bail at the Lenasia Magistrates Court on...
View ArticleFoetus found at railway
A plastic bag containing a dead foetus was found next to the Lenasia Railway Station on Friday, April 8. According to Captain Hector Netshivhodza of the Lenasia SAPS, at about 9am Pikitup contractors...
View ArticleCommunity patrollers nab thieves in Lenasia South
Two men were arrested for separate robberies in Lenasia South, on Wednesday, April 4. In the first robbery, a man was found hiding in the ceiling of the home he had broken into along Milkwood Street....
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ATM guards ‘help themselves’ after ATM robbery
Two ATM guards were arrested after helping themselves to the money after an ATM robbery on Wednesday, April 13, at the Sheffield Plaza in Lenasia South. The suspects gained entry to the two ATM’s using...
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JMPD officer critical following Golden Highway shootout
A 36-year-old Metro Police officer was shot in the head during a shootout along the Golden Highway, next to Vlakfontein, on Monday, April 18. According to JMPD spokesperson, Superintendent Wayne...
View ArticleRobbers can’t resist the taste of atchaar
Police are investigating a case of business robbery after four armed men robbed Nanas Superette on Tuesday, April 12. “The suspects entered the shop and bought atchaar worth R20 before robbing the...
View ArticleLenasia crime Walkabout postponed
The Crime in Lenasia Must Fall campaign together with Public Safety are having a walkabout against crime in Lenasia, the walk which was supposed to take place on Saturday, April 23 at 9am was postponed...
View ArticlePatrollers must adhere to Code of Conduct says SAPS
Upon numerous complaints concerning patrollers from the Moroka Cluster (Lenasia, Lenasia South, Protea Glen, Moroka, Naledi, Dobsonville and Jabulane), assaulting alleged suspects, it became incumbent...
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