PARKTOWN – In an effort to address the non-ferrous metal and essential infrastructure related crimes, the police recovered copper cable worth approximately R3 million at an unregistered scrapyard in De Deur and arrested five foreign nationals. On 03 September 2025, a team comprising of Sedibeng Infrastructure unit, Gauteng Traffic Wardens […]
On Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 19:30, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Anti-Cable Theft southern region unit Officers, arrested one (1) suspect in the Germiston area. With the continuous patrol around the area, following multiple incidents involving cable theft, Officers stopped a suspicious white Hyundai H100 on Victoria road. […]
GAUTENG – In the early hours of Monday, 28 July 2025, at approximately 01:46, four armed suspects stormed a municipal storage depot in Hercules and held four on-duty security officers at gunpoint. The officers were tied up, their mobile phones confiscated, and they were taken to the back of the […]
Yesterday, members from the SAPS Ethekwini Economic Infrastructure Task Team were patrolling along Bonito Road in Isipingo Rail when they noticed a white bakkie with three suspects reversing towards the rear of a house. The SAPS members approached tactically and noticed a load of copper cables lying at the corner […]
JMPD TRU officers were driving along Andrew Mapheto Str, Rabie Ridge when they came across a male offloading copper cables. The officers enquired about the offloading & discovered that the male had suspected stolen goods & a hijacked truck. Mvuleni Tactical Security
A male suspect was arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) IIOC Undercover Reaction Unit for the possession of suspected stolen property in Meadowlands, Soweto. On Saturday, May 2023, the officers received information regarding a suspected stolen electricity cable in Meadowlands. The officers were deployed to the given address […]
TMPD Cable Theft Unit members recovered stolen cables valued at R2 Million Rands in Pretoria west, and three suspects were arrested. Well done team #TMPDSafety
A 35-year-old male suspect has been arrested after members of East London Rapid Rail Police Unit were busy with destabilisation duties at Buffalo City Metropolitan (BCM) coastal. Approximately 04.20 today while members were at Trum Track Road Quigney East London they spotted a suspicious digging by unknown males and they […]
Nine suspects are expected to appear before the Sekhukhune Magistrate court on Monday 31 October 2022 facing charges of possession of suspected stolen copper cables following their apprehension in Apel policing area on Saturday 29 October 2022 at about 08:00. Police were conducting patrol duties along the D4190 public road […]
Addressing crime related to essential infrastructure remains a top priority for the South African Police Service (SAPS). On Friday, 08 July 2022 police in Gauteng arrested a 34-year-old man for possession of essential infrastructure in Elandsfontein and recovered property belonging to Telkom with an estimated value of R10 million. Members […]
