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Crime
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Five suspects nabbed over armed robbery and illicit drug dealing
Bloemfontein Public Order Policing Unit has arrested five men in connection with an alleged robbery involving an unlicensed firearm, and dealing in Mandrax.
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Brothers robbed, car stolen at home in Langenhovenpark; one suspect still sought
After robbing the victims of their personal belongings, the suspects demanded the keys to the complainant’s vehicle – a Hyundai Getz which they used to flee the scene.
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Two nabbed for dealing in illicit dagga worth R77 400 at Willows lifestyle venue
Police nabbed two suspected dagga dealers following the discovery of various dagga products with an estimated combined street value of R77 400.
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Five children of two sisters die in Potchefstroom shack fire
Police in Ikageng in North West have opened two separate inquest dockets after seven children died in two shack fires this month.
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Suspect nabbed after brazen home invasion in Langenhovenpark
Police investigation into brazen home invasion leads to arrest of one suspect and recovery of a vehicle; search continues for second suspect on the run
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Contract killers jailed for life as Free State High Court delivers stern warning to hitmen
Two convicted contract killers have been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Bloemfontein High Court found them guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot that claimed one man’s life and left another fighting for survival.
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Hawks seek help to trace three foreign nationals linked to R2 m on romance scam
The Hawks are requesting public assistance to locate three foreign nationals who are persons of interest in a R2 million fraud case involving a woman.
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Habitual burglar already serving a prison sentence has term extended to 30 years
The Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court sentenced a habitual burglar to an additional 15 years’ for multiple counts of housebreaking, theft and business burglary.
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Double tragedy haunts family with another child’s death involving a vehicle
The Khaeane family is reeling after another child’s tragic death, almost three years apart, both involving vehicles in the same month of July.
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Suspect in Khaeane’s death comes forth as calls for justice intensify
The suspect in Khaeane’s tragic death gave a warning statement as calls for justice intensify in support of the affected family of the deceased.