Police minister Bheki Cele will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of Const Ashwin Pedro who was killed while on duty in Grassy Park, Cape Town, last week. Pedro and his partner had responded to a tip-off about an armed suspect in the area on December 1. An altercation[…]
LOCAL Western Cape police arrested five suspects for an alleged armed robbery at a retail store in Grassy Park on Wednesday. Police spokesperson, Ndakhe Gwala, says the suspects robbed various items and cash from the store safe. The suspects fled the scene in a hijacked vehicle. According to Gwala, the[…]
South Africans are well into their fourth day of the 21-day national lockdown imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to curtail the spread of the ever-growing Covid-19 pandemic. Since the start of the lockdown, more than 600 people have been arrested for not adhering to the regulations put[…]
By Qudissiyah Kasu The Grassy Park Community Police Forum (CPF) has called on pharmacies to be strict with the supply of cough syrups to youth. This comes after a 62-year-old man was found with codeine containing Stilpayne and dagga hidden in a hole in the backyard of his Grassy Park[…]
The Metropolitan Evangelistic Church in Lotus River was filled to capacity last night as frustrated residents engaged the Grassy Park Community Policing Forum (CPF) in a meeting to address the sporadic increase of crime. Grassy Park CPF spokesperson Phillip Bam said residents were left frustrated when the South African Police[…]
Police have launched a search for two suspects who allegedly hijacked a 42-year-old driver for an e-hailing app in Grassy Park at the weekend. The driver had allegedly picked up a passenger from Plumstead, as well as the passenger’s friend in Zeekoevlei on Saturday night. The driver was then directed[…]
The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed that while it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against a secretary at a Grassy Park school, the department is ensuring that the rights of the staffer are not violated. A number of images of the Fairmount Secondary School teacher with girls who[…]
The Grassy Park Community Policing Forum says police are investigating the alleged kidnapping of a 4-year-old girl in the area. It is being widely reported on social media that unknown men in a green vehicle kidnapped the girl this morning from outside her home in 4th Avenue, Grassy Park. However,[…]
The Grassy Park community has welcomed the removal of the station commander following on going pressure from the community. On the 11th of March, the community staged a protest and demanded that the station commander be removed. In their effort, a memorandum of demands was handed over to SAPS Provincial[…]
Frustrated Phumlani Village residents protesting for better service delivery, after a week of mayhem with the closure of roads in the area, say their basic needs have not been met. The residents of the area, which is located near Grassy Park in the Cape Flats, are demanding access to housing[…]
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