WESTERN CAPE – The swift reaction of the Western Cape Flying Squad, after a truck with cargo was hijacked at N1 City in Goodwood, resulted in the arrest of a suspect yesterday. The members were alerted that a truck with household appliances was hijacked and they immediately started with an […]
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Hawks seize truck found with alleged stolen chrome worth R120 000 in Rustenburg
NORTH WEST – The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation has seized a truck that was found with 36 tons of chrome worth approximately R120 000-00. Information was received regarding a truck that was loading chrome in Rustenburg. The investigative team followed up on the information and the truck was intercepted […]
Three suspects are arrested for being in possession of hijacked truck and goods
GAUTENG – Katlehong Crime Prevention was early this morning about to report for duty when they received a call about the stolen truck with goods at Moleleki ext4. Police received a call from the owner of the truck that he tracked down his truck at Moleleki ext 4 in Katlehong. […]
Man arrested with sheep wool worth R8 Million rand in Fouriesburg
FREE STATE – A 37-year old man is expected to appear before Fouriesburg Magistrate on 23 January 2020 on a charge of possession of the suspected stolen property. The suspect was arrested yesterday, 21 January 2020 evening by members of Fouriesburg SAPS on the R711 Road. This was after following […]
KwaZulu-Natal: Trucks burnt on N3
KwaZulu-Natal: In the early hours of Sunday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a truck on fire on the Orthmann Road on ramp in Pietermaritzburg, the scene was assessed an fortunately the driver was not injured. Shortly after this incident Netcare 911 responded to reports of another truck fire […]
KZN Transport MEC inspects damage caused when 18 trucks were set alight at the Mooi River Toll Plaza.
Earlier today MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mxolisi Kaunda was on site to inspect the damage caused when 18 trucks were set alight at the Mooi River Toll Plaza. MEC Kaunda, accompanied by members of the Road Traffic Inspectorate, also met with the affected truck drivers at the […]
Truck drivers warned to be cautious over driving over “not-so-harmless” black bags on the road
Our friends from Fleetwatch have warned truck drivers to be cautious about driving over black bags in the road: BEWARE: ANOTHER ON-ROAD TACTIC USED BY CRIMINALS April 11th: This is a warning to all truckers and motorists to please avoid driving over what may look like a harmless discarded black […]
Police officers among suspects arrested supplying criminal syndicates with explosives commonly used to bomb ATMs’ and cash in transit vehicles
Free State: A sting operation by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigating Unit has led to the arrest of a six-member syndicate alleged to be involved in the selling of commercial explosives and illegal firearms on Tuesday, 06March 2018. The six suspects aged between 24 and 59, amongst them a […]
Suspect arrested for the illegal possession and transportation of Abalone worth R7.1 million in hidden compartment
The illegal trade in marine resources was dealt another blow yesterday afternoon (2017-11-20) at about 18:30, when police from Swellendam SAPS and K9 Unit performed stop and search operations at the Swellendam weighbridge. Members pulled over a Hino truck and upon searching it they found a hidden compartment in it. […]
Imperial Logistics wins crime-fighting award
Imperial Logistics’ contribution to fighting truck hijackings, vehicle theft and other related crimes in the transport industry has been recognised by the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI). At the recent 65th International Annual Training Seminar, the supply chain and logistics’ leader was presented with the “Vehicle Crime Combating […]










