An 18-year-old man was sentenced to a mere 15 years imprisonment for the murder of Hartbeespoort resident, Dirk Snyders (56) in 2016. Continue reading…
Murder accused, Cecilia Steyn during the ‘Krugersdorp killers’ trial at the South Gauteng High Court on October 15, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the trial, it was heard that, Marcel Steyn the youngest of the accused, was a top achiever and matriculated with six distinctions in her matric year [2015]. Marcel, 20‚ Cecilia Steyn‚ 37‚ and Valentine‚ 33‚ have been charged with numerous crimes‚ including murder‚ robbery with aggravating circumstances‚ theft‚ fraud and intimidation for allegedly killing 11 people between 2012 and 2016. Continue reading…
The SA Police Service (SAPS) is planning to promote 37 former Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and Azanian People’s Liberation Army (Apla) freedom fighters to the top rank of General – a move that could see some of them skip as many as five ranks. According to police planning documents obtained by City Press’ sister publication, Rapport,.. Continue reading…
Police representatives of the five most dangerous precincts in the country were grilled in Parliament on Tuesday. The Portfolio Committee on Police summoned the station commanders in what turned out to be a back and forth session of criticisms over who is to blame for the high violent crime rates in Hillbrow‚ Johannesburg Central‚ Kagiso‚.. Continue reading…
Cape Town – Pete Mihalik, one of the Western Cape’s top advocates, was gunned down while dropping his child off at Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard on Tuesday morning. Continue reading…
A cop at Woodstock Police Station will be facing an internal inquiry after he allegedly told a man to “go ask Zuma” when asked for his name. Philip van Niekerk, 45, says he was involved in a minor accident on Tuesday in the area and wanted to report the incident. According to Van Niekerk, his.. Continue reading…
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa have arrested an indian male for Bestiality after he was found having sex with a female cat in Buffelsdraai near Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal. The RUSA Operations Center received a call from a female at approx 14:10 (Friday) who informed the Controller on Duty that her nieghbour was having sex.. Continue reading…
A 43-year-old police constable has been arrested for the possession contraband which he allegedly intended to be smuggle into prisons. Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk, says officers acted on a tip-off and caught the suspect in possession of 329 grams of dagga, two knives, a bottle of whiskey, cigarettes and tobacco. He says the suspect.. Continue reading…
The South African Police Service is currently recruiting former police officers for services again. Are the employment conditions for all members or are there double standards in favor of the so-called previously disadvantaged members? National Police Spokesperson of the SAPS, Col. Athlenda Mathe explains the following, they welcome applications from former members with the rank.. Continue reading…
A police pilot landed his SAP helicopter in a parking area in Queenstown, after which he walked into a KFC fast-food outlet and bought his “chicken and sauce” and then flew off again. Although the SAP is investigating the incident, political analysts believe that this incident is part of the corruption in the country that.. Continue reading…
A Brits police officer was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a cash-in-transit heist that was planned for last week, the Hawks confirmed this week. Hawks spokesperson, Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso, said Sergeant Marothi Letsoalo (36) from the Brits police station, faces charges of conspiracy to commit robbery, possession of an unlicensed/prohibited firearm and.. Continue reading…
Lucas Mosoane was fired from the service after a disciplinary hearing into the theft allegations. A 39-year-old Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) warrant officer has been found guilty of theft by the Tlhabane Magistrate’s Court after he pocketed cash during a raid last year. The court sentenced Lucas Mosoane to 18 months in prison,.. Continue reading…
The police officer who appears under the influence of alcohol in a recent viral video is under investigation in terms of the police disciplinary regulations. According to the Station Commander of the Mountain Rise police station, the Constable responded to a complaint at Copesville Drive on Sunday, 2018-10-14 at 01:30, when the complainants realised that.. Continue reading…