Crime
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Cable theft thwarted in Giel Basson Drive field, seven arrested
Seven men were arrested for attempting to steal copper cables from an Eskom reserve area near Burgundy Estate, aided by local authorities.
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City’s CCTV programme is helping to trace criminals
Cape Town’s CCTV programme is proving its worth, with a smash-and-grab suspect arrested in Langa and 33 suspects nabbed in recent incidents.
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Shot dead from a passing car: robber’s botched jogger mugging ends in blood
A man found dead in a car in Cape Town was allegedly one of two robbers who tried to mug a jogger, and was shot by a passing motorist who…
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Thousands of mandrax tablets discovered during raid in Cape Town
Western Cape police seized over 27,000 mandrax tablets in Parow, arresting a 39-year-old man during Operation Lockdown.
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BREKENDE NUUS|Man vuur haelgeweer af in besige straat
Bonteheuwel se inwoners soek inligting oor ‘n man wat in Assegaai-laan ‘n haelgeweer afgevuur het terwyl ‘n vrou met ‘n baba verbybeweeg het.
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Police caught ‘stupid’ hijackers after tracing victim’s phone
A woman was hijacked at Cape Town International Airport yesterday. Four suspects were arrested in Bonteheuwel after the victim’s phone led police to them.
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Kraaifontein still among SA’s worst crime hotspots
Kraaifontein remains among South Africa’s highest crime policing precincts, according to latest crime statistics released last week.
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Crime stats reveal mixed picture for Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur
Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur’s first-quarter 2026-’27 crime statistics show murder down but common assault, robbery and drug-related crime rising.
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Body of fatally shot teenager found under a bridge in Bridgetown
A 19-year-old man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds under a bridge in Blossom Road, Bridgetown. Athlone police are investigating.
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Kraaifontein phone robbery suspects nabbed after schoolgirl attacked
Two men were arrested in Hout Street, Kraaifontein, on Wednesday afternoon after allegedly robbing a schoolgirl of her cellphone at knifepoint.
