LOCAL A 30-year-old man was arrested by Metro Police officers for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain on Saturday morning. According to Metro Police Spokesperson Ruth Solomons, officers on patrols received information from SAPS of suspects involved in a shooting incident with local officials[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Metro Police members were on patrol duty in the Manenberg area on Tuesday following the escalated violence between opposing gangs. Police officials then responded to the sound of gunfire when they detected a suspect crouching while shooting in the direction of his target. Police ordered the suspect[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Police officials arrested two suspects on charges of possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition in two separate incidents today. This comes after officers conducted a search in Mfuleni when a man attempted to escape through the back door. Police detected the suspects and recovered a 9mm Norinco[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen, said since 2020 the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have been effective in combating crime, particularly murder. LEAP areas recorded a total of 428 homicides from January to March this year. Allen explained homicides[…]
Two suspects were arrested in separate incidents in Hanover Park on Friday evening and early Saturday morning for the possession of unlicensed firearms. In the first incident, Metro Police officers from the Tactical Response team were conducting crime prevention patrols when they received a tip off of a suspect being[…]
A 53-year-old woman has been arrested and drugs worth 60-thousand-rand confiscated in Hanover Park. Metro Police spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says they executed a search warrant with police at a premises in Donigel Court. Solomons says the woman resisted arrest and also tried to disperse of a bag of heroin. ”[…]
Metro police have warned criminals using imitation firearms to commit crimes that they could be charged as though they were in possession of a real weapon. The City’s Metro Police Department confiscated 25 firearms, 28 imitation firearms and 336 rounds of ammunition between July and November. In terms of the Firearms[…]
Anger is mounting in response to a video circulated on social media showing a Metro police officer allegedly using force during protest action with a Bonteheuwel resident on Wednesday. The residents in collaboration with the Bonteheuwel Ratepayers and Tenant Association (BRATA) embarked on a protest to highlight alleged corruption and[…]
A taxi driver’s quick thinking led to the arrest of a suspected robber in Tafelsig on Tuesday morning. Metro police officers, who were on patrol, were stooped by a local a taxi driver, who informed them that two men had robbed his passengers. Metro police spokesperson, Ruth Solomons said the[…]
A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. This after Metro Police officers responded to suspicious behaviour by the individual on the corner of Zwakop and Thames Walk, Manenberg, last night. Metro Police spokesperson sergeant Ruth Solomons said the suspect[…]
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