The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla John Sitole, has welcomed the arrest on 21 February of suspects believed to have been involved in cases of robbery of people being followed from the O. R. Tambo … Read the rest
Tag: robbery
Bikers robbed at gunpoint
A warning has been circulating on social media about motorbikers being robbed at the William Nicol off-ramp on the N1 North.
The warning states that bikers are being “robbed at red robots by armed men”.
In the most recent incident, … Read the rest
Foreign national shot in Free State
A 34-year-old foreign businessman was shot dead at the Tseki shopping complex in QwaQwa in the Free State.
Police spokesperson Thandi Mbambo said the incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
She said at around 17:50 police received a report that a … Read the rest
Armed men open fire on Joburg bus
A bus driver was shot and wounded when he tried to protect his passengers during an armed robbery on the bus in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, on Wednesday, News24 reported.
Metrobus spokesperson Esther Dryer said a group of six armed … Read the rest
S. African blacks attack white mountain biker
A road safety website has issued a warning to South African cyclists after a white mountain biker was attacked by two blacks armed with knives. The mountain biker, Filip Rafalski, said he “was glad to be alive” after the knife … Read the rest
Repeat ‘I love black people’ robbers tell Afrikaner farmer
A wheelchair-bound farmer and his family were assaulted and robbed by blacks on their farm in Mpumalanga, Beeld reported on Tuesday.
“They forced my father to repeat ‘I love black people’,” 70-year-old Johan Lange’s daughter Monique was quoted as saying.… Read the rest
Assault riffle and 332 rounds of ammunition seized in KZN
A 37-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son were arrested at their homestead in Mistake Farm close to Umzinto on Monday afternoon, 9 June, for being in possession of, inter alia, firearms and ammunition. They are due to appear in the … Read the rest
Angler shot dead trying to rescue friend
A fellow angler was shot dead in front of a friend while coming to his rescue during a horrific attempted robbery on Strandfontein beach.
Alvin Allies, from Northpine, was killed instantly after being hit by a bullet in the pancreas … Read the rest
Two blacks get life sentences for robbery, rape
Today, 14 March 2014, Siyanda Emmanuel Dlamini (27) and Sthembiso Ernest Mngadi (29) were each sentenced to three life imprisonments at the Durban High Court. Both Dlamini and Mngadi were facing nine counts of rape, inducing another person to commit … Read the rest
Heavy sentences demanded for murder trio
The South African Police Service in Limpopo on Monday will be demanding heavy sentences for a black couple and an associate on trial for 53 charges, which include murder, attempted murder, robbery, fraud, theft, racketeering and possession of drugs.
The … Read the rest
Black security guards caught committing robbery at factory
The South African Police Service National Investigation Unit under the direction of Lieutenant General Vinesh Moonoo foiled an organised business robbery at a warehouse in City Deep, Johannesburg on Monday morning.
The detectives received information that a company called Mpisi … Read the rest
Police arrest four robbers in KZN
Dundee police and Glencoe K9 members arrested four suspects for business robbery in the Dundee CBD and recovered firearms, stolen cash as well as the getaway vehicle in Newcastle. On 17 December 2013 at 09:15 employees of a retail clothing … Read the rest
Eastern Cape shoot-out leaves one policeman dead, another critical
The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape are working around the clock looking for two suspects involved in an attack on two police constables in Cofimvaba, late Wednesday afternoon.
Police Constable, Tandile Mlenga aged 35 and Student Constable … Read the rest
Police constable among three arrested hijackers
On Sunday, 8 December 2013 at about 13:45, members of SAPS Camperdown received a report from a cash-in-transit driver waiting at a local supermarket in Camperdown that a suspicious black VW Polo sedan was following them. Police immediately responded and … Read the rest