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• Four Suspects Including a SANparks Employee Arrested for Rhino Poaching 16 February 2019
  Corporate CommunicationSouth African Police Service NELSPRUIT - Cooperation between SANparks officials, Rangers and Protection Services as well as members of the South African Police Service saw four men aged between 47 and 23 being nabbed in the Kruger National Park, earlier today. Information at police disposal revealed that the SANparks officials received information about the […]
• 3 People Have Been Injured In A 4-vehicle-collision In Parow, Cape Town 16 February 2019
  Four people were left injured yesterday afternoon following a four-vehicle collision on the Frans Conradie Road in Parow, Western Cape.ER24 Paramedics, along with Metro and other services, arrived on the scene at 14h20 to find the vehicles scattered around the scene. The patients had already been extricated from the vehicles by members of the community.Paramedics […]
• Two Killed, 69 Injured In Collision Between Bus And Vehicle, White River 16 February 2019
  Two people have been killed and 69 others have been injured following a collision between a bus and a vehicle on the R538 Numbi Road just past White River in Mpumalanga this morning.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 08H00, they found a bus off the roadway and multiple people on the scene. Paramedics […]
• Two Killed, Two Injured In Vehicle Rollover On R501 In Carletonville 16 February 2019
  Two people have been killed and two others have been injured following a single vehicle rollover on the R501 in Carletonville last night.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after 21H30, they found a vehicle lying on its roof and two people lying outside of the vehicle. Both of the patients sustained fatal injuries […]
• SAPS NEWS: Four Arrested with Unlicensed Firearms and Ammunition 15 February 2019
  Services | SAPS (South African Police Service) Four arrested with unlicensed firearms 2019/02/15 Media Statement from KwaZulu Natal Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Three suspects aged 31 and 38 are set to appear at the Ladysmith Magistrates Court today on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The three suspects were […]
• SAPS NEWS: Former RSA Ambassador Arrested for Alleged Foreign Bribery 15 February 2019
  Media Statement from Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS)South African Police Service PRETORIA – Former ambassador to Iran Yusuf Saloojee (75) was arrested by the Hawks on Thursday, 14 February 2019 and subsequently made a brief court appearance at the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on the same day facing charges of corruption. Saloojee has […]
• MITCHELLS PLAIN SAPS NEWS: Several Suspects Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearms & Ammo, Bellville and Mitchells Plain 14 February 2019
  Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication South African Police Service Efforts to fight the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Western Cape have once again resulted in three firearms recovered in Bellville and Mitchells Plain and several suspects apprehended for the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. In the first incident members attached […]
• 3 Suspects Arrested for Business Burglary & Police Investigating Circumstances Surrounding the Shooting of the Learner 14 February 2019
  Media Statement from Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication South African Police Service Police are investigating a case of attempted murder to establish the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Wednesday 13 February 2019, in which a leaner at a school was struck by a stray bullet. Preliminary reports indicate that security guards were responding to an […]
• SAPS - MISSING TEENAGER: Police Request Public Assistance to Locate Missing Teenager 12 February 2019
  Media Statement from Limpopo Media CentreCorporate CommunicationSouth African Police Service The Police in Thohoyandou require public information to locate a 15-year-old girl Adivhaho Maphaha of Mudzidzi Village. It is alleged that the teenager was last seen on 2019-02-07 at her residence, while she was going to school. She left home wearing her school uniform, a […]
• SAPS STATEMENT - 2 SECURITY GUARDS SHOT DEAD IN HILLBROW LAST NIGHT 12 February 2019
  Media Statement from Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Police are looking for the suspects after two Chubb security guards were fatally shot in Hillbrow on Monday, 11 January 2019 at approximately 20:30. It is alleged that the victims, aged 45 and 50, were sitting inside the Chubb Security vehicle at corner […]
• SAPS NEWS: 22-Year-Old Suspect Arrested for possession of Suspected Stolen Property & Drugs 12 February 2019
  Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and Liaison South African Police Service Queenstown: Quick reaction to information gathering by Crime Intelligence and operations conducted together with members from the K9 Unit led to the arrest of a 22-year-old man near Joinery Street in Queenstown in the early hours of this morning. The suspect was […]
• Driver Killed In Collision Between Bakkie And Truck On N1 North Outside Polokwane 11 February 2019
  A male driver was killed following a collision between a bakkie and a truck on the N1 North outside of Polokwane this afternoon.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene, other medical services were already in attendance. Upon further assessment, paramedics found the driver of the bakkie still entrapped. Unfortunately, the man sustained fatal injuries and […]
• 1 Person Has Been Killed, 7 Others Injured In Taxi Rollover On R30 Outside Rustenburg 11 February 2019
  One man was killed and seven others injured this morning following a taxi rollover on the R30, 11km outside of Rustenburg towards Derby.ER24 Paramedics, along with other services, received the call at 04h35 and immediately responded.On arrival, paramedics found a taxi lying on its roof some distance off the road. Several people were found scattered […]
• SAPS NEWS: 30-Year-Old Drug Dealer Arrested Now Facing Multiple Charges Against him 10 February 2019
  Media Statement issued by the Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Craddock: During an intelligence driven operation held yesterday, Friday, 08 February 2019, members from the Operational Command Centre, members from Craddock and Cookhouse with the assistance of the K9 Unit searched a homestead in the Bongweni locality in Cookhouse. During […]
• Police Arrested Another 3 Suspects & Recover 2 Smart Boards Stolen from Menzi Primary School Last Month 10 February 2019
  Media Statement issued by the Gauteng Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service As police continue with the search of the items stolen in Menzi Primary School last month, today 08 February 2019, the Ekurhuleni East Trio Task team and detectives recovered two smart boards stolen in Orange Farm and one unlicensed firearm. Three […]
• Female Pedestrian Critically Injured In Collision On R21 Near Nelmapius Offramp, Centurion 7 February 2019
  A 64-year-old woman was left critically injured this morning when she was knocked over by a light motor vehicle on the R21 near the Nelmapius Offramp in Centurion.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene at 08h40 to find the woman lying in the fast lane of the highway while the light motor vehicle had come to […]
• SAPS NEWS: Hawks Arrested Former Correctional Services Commissioners & Bosasa Officials 7 February 2019
  Media Statement from Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS)South African Police Service PRETORIA – Seven suspects aged between 78 and 50 years old were arrested today by the Directorate for Priority investigations on allegations of corruption, money laundering and fraud. The sweeping high-profile arrests follows a marathon investigation wherein almost R1.6 Billion is said to […]
• Police Launched Manhunt for Bogus / Fake Traffic Officers following Hijacking of Courier Truck near Thornhill 7 February 2019
  Media Statement issued by the Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service King William’s Town: Police have launched a manhunt for at least four ‘bogus’ traffic officers in uniform following a hijacking of a courier service truck on N2 route outside Thornhill today. On Wednesday, 06 February 2019 around 07:00am, a 35-year-old […]
• SAPS NEWS: 6 Suspects Arrested for Possession of Stolen Property in Mitchells Plain 6 February 2019
  Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Members of Mitchells Plain police followed up on information received about a suspected stolen vehicle in Vredenburg Street, Westridge. Upon arrival at the scene on Monday, 4 February 2019 at approximately 15:20, they noticed a red Mazda with registration CA117-556, and after […]
• Newborn Baby Found Abandoned, Next of Kin Sought by Nkandla Police, Case of Child Abandonment Opened 6 February 2019
  Media Statement issued by the KwaZulu-Natal Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service On 3 February 2019 at 06:00, Nkandla police were alerted by a member of the community of a new-born baby in a dust bin at Ithala Centre in Nkandla. The police responded and found a new-born baby girl inside a dust […]