Crime
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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…
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Couple arrested for assaulting SPCA inspector
A Strand couple was arrested for animal cruelty and assaulting an SPCA inspector during a court-ordered rescue of four severely neglected dogs suffering from advanced demodectic mange, with two animals…
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Somerset West police officer arrested for drugs
A 29-year-old court orderly was arrested at Somerset West Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 October after allegedly discarding suspected narcotics in the parking area when confronted, with the case now…
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Mobility minister slams the brakes on reopening of deadly taxi routes
The Department of Mobility in the Western Cape intends to extend the extraordinary measures to close several minibus taxi routes to and from Somerset West and Lwandle, as well as…
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50-jarige man in hegtenis geneem nadat ammunisie in kous gevind
Veiligheidsbeamptes het ‘n 50-jarige man in hegtenis geneem nadat hulle 16 stuks ammunisie in ‘n kous by hom gevind het in Strand.
