Crime
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Five ‘robbers’ at large after Somerset Crossing cash-in-transit heist
Five armed robbers remain at large after stealing an undisclosed amount of cash and two service pistols during a cash-in-transit heist at Somerset Crossing shopping centre outside Lwandle on Wednesday…
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Public called to aid police in Somerset West sexual assault cases
Police are seeking public help to identify individuals in photographs who may assist with investigations into two Somerset West sexual assault cases—one involving a 19-year-old woman who met someone online,…
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Crime in brief || Misdaad (5 November)
Weekend joint police operations led to five arrests, while separate investigations continue into sexual assaults and a shooting in the Strand area.
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Somerset West shooting: Overbeek murder probe at delicate stage
Police continue to investigate the murder of 43-year-old Nicolette Overbeek, who was fatally shot twice in her Somerset West driveway on Tuesday morning.
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Macassar teens arrested for illegal firearm possession
Two teenagers were arrested on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition after police discovered an imitation firearm at a Macassar secondary school on Monday, leading to an investigation…
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Strand jailbreak: Second escaped prisoner surrenders, 1 still at large
Glenville Jantjies, one of three prisoners who escaped from Strand Magistrates’ Court on 27 October, surrendered to police on Friday, leaving only Denver Pietersen still at large after the trio’s…
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Masked ‘robbers’ target Somerset West farm, tie up man (72)
Four masked men tied up a 72-year-old house-sitter at a Firgrove farm on Wednesday night, stealing firearms, ammunition, jewellery and wines before the victim freed himself hours later and alerted…
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Strand jailbreak: Escaped prisoner back behind bars, 2 others still on the run
Three prisoners facing serious charges including attempted murder and assault escaped from Strand Magistrates’ Court on Monday 27 October, with one suspect recaptured on Tuesday while two others remain at…
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Young mother gunned down in driveway of Somerset West home
Somerset West police are investigating the murder of a 43-year-old mother who was shot dead in her car outside her home off Winery Road on Tuesday morning, with family revealing…
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Deadly taxi violence resurfaces, one killed in Lwandle shooting
Lwandle police have launched a murder investigation after a suspected gunman opened fire on a passenger taxi near Hlathi Drive and Isikolo Street in Asanda Village on Monday evening, killing…
