Somerset West police have arrested a 32-year-old man after a high-speed chase on N2 who is linked to house robberies across the Helderberg and Boland.
Edgar Jackson (36) is in Casablanca, Strand, doodgeskiet terwyl hy buite by ‘n huis in Nazlisingel gesit het, maar polisie ontken dit is bendeverwant.
Data shows all five Helderberg police stations face under-resourcing amid surging populations and rising crime while Lwandle makes headlines.
Another suspected taxi-related shooting in Lwandle claimed the life of a 53-year-old man – the third fatal shooting in the area in less than 48 hours.
Die Strand-polisie ondersoek ‘n moordsaak nadat ‘n 16-jarige tienerseun Saterdagaand in Rusthof met ‘n skootwond aan die linkerslaap aangetref is.
Data confirms policing crisis at Lwandle: 17 detectives serve 125 925 people while population surges and contact crime rankings climb.
Multiple shooting incidents rocked the Helderberg Tuesday morning (30 June) as taxi violence returned to the basin, with two security guards wounded.
Strand police have laid down five strict rules ahead of Tuesday’s nationwide anti-immigrant march, warning offenders will face criminal charges.
A wave of house robberies hits Helderberg and Boland farms. Police suspect syndicate behind it as armed men in balaclavas strike in similar pattern.
Paramedikus Lionel Rossi van die Paarlse ambulansdiens sterf tydens ‘n breek-en-gryp-voorval in Elsiesrivier – familie en kennisse rou saam.