The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that the case of released hostage Liyaqat Parker is still under investigation. The police’s lieutenant colonel Andrè Traut explained that the finer details of the case cannot be disclosed at this stage. Following weeks of unconfirmed reports of requests for Bitcoin ransoms[…]
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old man after his body was found in Macassar, Western Cape on Sunday. A Bangladeshi man was shot dead, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said. “No one has been arrested as of yet,” he added. Last month, Robert Sonnekus’[…]
With an apparent increase in reports of attempted abductions in Cape Town having circulated, a 22-year-old woman said she escaped abductors at 06h45 on Thursday morning. The woman, whose identity has not been released, was allegedly pulled into an unknown vehicle at the Mitchells Plain Town Centre bus terminus by[…]
Officials have confirmed that a house was petrol bombed in Lentegeur on Wednesday night. Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Theo Layne, said fire services responded to the property where a blaze had broken out at the house in 123Tulip Street at 22h32. Layne further noted that no injuries were reported. SAPS[…]
SAPS have been urged to increase visibility in the Zonnebloem area, following reports of two separate incidents of abductions over the past two weeks. Learners are reportedly being targeted while travelling to and from school. Reports indicate the perpetrators are drugging learners and abducting them, one reporting the involvement of[…]
The Kensington Community Policing Forum has expressed its concern regarding the safety and security of residents in the Factreton-Kensingron area, following a spate of shootings. Last night, three men were shot and wounded at Sasol garage on the corners of Voortrekker road and 5th Avenue. Gunmen opened fire and two[…]
To combat crime and gangsterism in Mitchells Plain, the City of Cape Town has allocated R65m to the SAPS to employ more metro police staff and an additional R60m for police vehicles, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said on Monday. A stakeholder meeting, attended by MEC[…]
A recent spate of bomb threats in public places in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape have heightened panic and fear, however authorities have not yet determined what is driving these incidents. A number of local shopping complexes were evacuated in Cape Town after officials were alerted about alleged explosive devices on[…]
A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of a South African Police Service shotgun and ammunition in Zwelihle, Hermanus, on Thursday evening. Western Cape police spokesperson André Traut said the situation in Hermanus had reached a “volatile point” on Thursday evening after an officer was attacked[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer The City of Cape Town has commended SAPS for their quick action in arresting a suspect in connection with Monday’s fatal shooting at the Eastridge Clinic. A 23-year-old man was shot several times in full view of other patients and staff at the clinic on Monday. Western[…]
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