On Monday, 18 October 2016 an in-store ATM at Morebeng liquor store was grinded and undisclosed amount of money was stolen. The suspects gained entry through the roof of the liquor store and grinded the ATM inside the shop. No arrest has been made at…
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in the Free State (Hawks) together with Crime Intelligence and Tactical Response Team (TRT) on Tuesday arrested nine (9) Traffic Officials and two civilians for corruption and fraud. The suspects aged between 31 and 55 were arrested at the…
The South African Police Service in all provinces continue to monitor the situation on university campuses and to deploy our members as and where necessary, particularly those at which violent incidents have occurred. The deployment of members in and around the university precinct will remain…
Nine accused Nazier Ahmed Tiry (48), Patricia Shangweni (38), Abraham Tshabalala (48), Anthony Nyamusa (47), Goodenough Mthetwa (54), Alfred Buthelezi (64), Vellie Sithole (58), Solomon Nkosi (40) and Joseph Moisi (54) were sentenced on Thursday, 14 October 2016 by Bloemfontein High Court for racketeering and…
The South African Police Service is continuing to monitor protest action taking place as part of the #FeesMustFall initiative at various campuses across the country. Earlier today I personally visited Gauteng campuses and experienced first-hand incidents that were unfolding in and around the University of…
The South African Police Service continues to monitor activities and protest actions carried out under the #FeesMustFall banner at universities and we are operationally ready to police these actions. As you are aware, the majority of universities are currently closed and in general the situation…
A 24-year-old restaurant cashier has been arrested by the Hawks on Thursday afternoon in Hopefield, for allegedly compromising customers bank cards data, using an illegal point of sale device. The arrest follow several complaints in the past two months from victims who suffered substantial financial…
The Hawks’ Firearms and Narcotics Bureau Unit arrested a 36 year-old suspect on Wednesday morning for possession of drugs and ammunition following an execution of a search and seizure warrant at a property in Wellington. Five hundred (500) units of Mandrax tablets, 250g of Tik…
A North West man who was arrested by members of the OR Tambo International Airport based task team, appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court yesterday, facing a charge of theft of motor vehicle. The 58-year-old suspect, Moustach Amos Mtshamba of Klerksdorp was arrested after…
In meticulously carried out pre-dawn raids on Friday morning, Members from the Hawks in the Western Cape in the company of SAPS’ Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Flying Squad, arrested six (6) suspects aged between 32 and 48, amongst them a female branch manager for…