A stock theft case was reported at SAPS Mahwelereng following the discovery of a vehicle fully loaded with cattle was observed driving around George Masebe and Bakenburg area ,Waterberg District on Saturday, 19 April 2025 at around 20:30. A swift response by members of Modimolle Stock Theft Unit, led to […]
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Three suspects were arrested for possession of suspected stolen livestock
The Kroonstad Highway Patrol has arrested three suspects aged between 40 and 47 for possession of suspected stolen livestock. On Saturday, 08 February 2025, at about 06:15, the Kroonstad Highway Patrol members were conducting a stop-and-search operation on the N1 North, 5 km from Kroonstad and they stopped an Isuzu […]
Truck with stolen cattle worth R320 000 recovered in Mahikeng
OperationBasadi conducted at Madikwe on Tuesday, 27 August 2024, to strengthen the fight against crime, led to the confiscation of 17 Bonsmara cattle, an Isuzu Truck and the arrest of two suspects, Francio Nel (44) and Steven Mothas Baduds (34) for possession of suspected stolen cattle. This success came after […]
Two suspects nabbed in possession of stolen livestock
Two men aged between 41 and 52 years old, have been arrested for possession of suspected stolen livestock (cattle) by a Umzinyathi District office official at KwaSithole area under the Dundee policing precinct. On Sunday, 23 June 2023 a very brave and vigilant police officer who was driving from Dundee […]
Police arrested three suspects for stock theft in Mmamethlake
Three foreign nationals from Lesotho, aged between 29 and 48, are expected to appear at the Mbibana Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 24 June 2024, after their arrest for stock theft and for contravention of the Immigration Act of South Africa. They were nabbed at Mmamethlake on Friday morning, 21 June […]
Four were arrested after a Quantum taxi was stopped with 22 stolen sheep on the R702 between Dewetsdorp and Bloemfontein
Parkweg Stock Theft Unit, working together with the Bloemfontein Flying Squad, arrested four people for stock theft near Dewetsdorp. Bloemfontein Flying Squad on Wednesday 23 August 2023 at about 03:00 received information to be on the lookout for a white Toyota Quantum taxi, possibly having stolen livestock in it. The […]
Vuthu Hawe disruptive operations yields positive results
On Tuesday, 18 July and Wednesday, 19 July 2023 respectively, Upington Public Order Police members conducted integrated intelligence driven disruptive operations. Members received information which they operationalised and raided the two locations. During the operation, five suspects were arrested, one suspect for possession of dagga and four suspects for stock […]
Operation ‘Mazibuye Iinkomo Zam’ recovers over 200 cattle in the Joe Gqabi District
The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene expressed her appreciation to a team of various stakeholders, who were the driving force behind the success of Operation “Mazibuye Iinkomo Zam” (Let my cows come back) in the Joe Gqabi District last week. On Wednesday, 14 June 2023, SAPS members from the […]
Rustenburg Public Order Police arrest three suspects and recover suspected stolen sheep
Heightened visibility and interception of stolen property in line with one of the focus areas of the Safer Easter Holidays (Paseka) crime combatting operations by members of Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP), culminated in the arrest of three males for possession of 16 suspected stolen sheep. The vigilant members were […]
More boots on the ground leads to arrest and seizure of 10 carcasses of stolen stock
Members followed information of stock theft in progress at a farm in Virginia on the 06 January 2023 at about 20:00. A bakkie with a canopy was spotted travelling from the farm taking the direction towards Linabo Bridge. The bakkie was followed until Aldam/Virginia /Winburg crossing where it was stopped […]