The quick reaction by alert members attached to Khayelitsha police station led to the arrest of three suspects shortly after a truck with cargo was hijacked in Khayelitsha this morning. At around 06:40, the victim, a 52-year-old male was doing deliveries of household appliances when he was approached by four […]
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#SaferFestiveSeason Operations gain momentum
The South African Police Service in Gauteng have launched a search for the owner of an Ivory Park chop-shop from which a multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement officers seized eight suspected stolen trailers, vehicle parts linked to at least 15 cases of hijacking and/or theft, some dating as far back […]
Four suspects arrested with hijacked truck and stolen goods
CAPE TOWN – On Thursday, 29 October 2020 at about 06:30, members attached to Mitchells Plain SAPS were busy with crime prevention duties in Mitchells Plain when they received information about a truck that was hijacked in Mfuleni. The members operationalised information that led them to a house in Celery […]
Three suspects arrested for R87.5 million drug haul
KWAZULU-NATAL – The Richards Bay Serious Organised Investigation members have found heroin powder with a street value of about R87.5 million and arrested three suspects. The Hawks in collaboration with the Mpumalanga Crime Intelligence discovered 342.5 kg of the drug inside what is believed to be a purpose-built to hide […]
More smugglers arrested and illicit goods more than R 2 Million seized at border post
POLOKWANE – The determination of members of the South African Police Service and other law enforcement officials, deployed at our ports of entry, continues to produce positive results. This follows the arrest of two suspects yesterday, Tuesday 21 July 2020, at the Groblersbridge Border post outside Lephalale. The suspects were […]
Fourth suspect arrested for theft of truck tyres in Port Elizabeth
PORT ELIZABETH – The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation team in Port Elizabeth arrested a fourth suspect on Thursday, 18/06 in connection with the theft of truck tyres from a company during the early hours of Sunday morning, 14 June 2020. It is alleged that during the early hours of Monday […]
Police recover truck tyres worth over R700 000, suspects arrested in Port Elizabeth
PORT ELIZABETH – Three men from Motherwell will appear in the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 on charges of possession of suspected stolen property and theft. It is alleged that during the early hours of Monday morning, 15 June 2020 at about 03:00, Anti-Gang Unit members were […]
Police launch probe after a water truck is torched in Uitenhage
UITENHAGE: Police are investigating a case of malicious damage to property after a water truck was torched in Uitenhage. On Monday, 25 May 2020 around 08:30, a driver of a contracted water truck alleged that he was driving on R334 known as Rocklands Road in Uitenhage when he noticed that […]
Suspect arrested following truck hijacking in Uitenhage
Concerted efforts to effectively fight the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Uitenhage Cluster paid off today, Saturday 23 May 2020, when alert members from the South African Police Service in Uitenhage acted swiftly after a report was received of a truck being hijacked in Caledon Street, Uitenhage at about […]
Two arrested and heaps of copper cables recovered in Pinetown
DURBAN – Members of the Provincial Non-Ferrous Metal Task Team have recovered a stockpile of copper cables hidden in a warehouse in Livingstone Road, Pinetown. The task team was working on intelligence which led them to the warehouse. On arrival at the warehouse, they found a van loaded with tons […]









