Crime
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Elderley woman hurt
“On arrival, they found a 64-year-old woman with a stab wound to her right arm.”
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Police recover stolen mine property, arrest four
The Vala uMgodi team arrested four men aged between 23 and 60 years, for being in possession of suspected stolen mine proppery. On 6 May, proactive operators of Operation Vala…
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Confiscated
Hard blow dealt toe businesses storing illegal goods In a significant breakthrough, six store managers were arrested by the Operation Vala uMgodi team during a second-hand goods compliance inspection in…
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Welkom police celebrate a significant breakthrough against drugs en route to Cape Town
Police seized over 6,000 bags of Khat worth R198,900, arresting a suspect during an operation near Ventersburg.
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Murder suspects cuffed
Five men suspected of having committed murder have been apprehended in Thabong. On 26 April, Welkom Public Order Police (POP) members received information on the whereabouts of two suspected murderers.…
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Father faces sex charges
The Welkom police have arrested a 39-year-old man following reports of the alleged rape of his two daughters, now aged 16 and 20 years. On 24 April, off-duty members of…
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14 Nabbed, Gold Seized
The Operation Vala uMgodi team arrested fourteen undocumented individuals, aged between 18 and 41, during a series of disruptive policing actions targeting illegal mining in Allanridge, Meloding, and the Rathaba…
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Disruptive action against illicit mining yields success
Five foreign nationals have been arrested on charges related to illicit mining during Vala uMgodi operations in the Goldfields. On Tuesday 29 April, combat and proactive operators, supported by drone…
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Man (21) busted for drugs
A 21-year-old man from Kutlwanong was arrested for drug possession and dealing after officers from the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit acted on a tip-off and caught him with drugs suspected to…
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Mom’s absence concerning
The 53-year-old Cecelia Thekiso has been missing since Wednesday, 30 April. Her devastated son, Petrus, says she left home in the morning to travel to Welkom to get her cellphone…
