Crime
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lion cubs returned home
Two women, including a police clerk, and a minor were arrested for attempting to sell stolen lion cubs for R100,000 each in Bothaville, violating the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act.…
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Five accused for “Mistaken Identity” murder arrested, murder weapon found
Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was allegedly killed due to a case of mistaken identity. Members attached to the Welkom Public…
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Ten fraud suspects arrested in Odendaalsrus
A multi-disciplinary police team in Free State arrested ten suspects, including one woman, for an attempted R250,000 bank loan fraud scam. The suspects, linked to a syndicate from Gauteng, submitted…
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Two Men Sentenced for Illegal Ammunition Dealing in Virginia
Two men, Siyabulela Petrus Makaleni and Tebello Patric Pitso, were convicted and sentenced for illegal possession and dealing of ammunition by the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court. Makaleni faces a R10,000 fine…
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Joint police and military operations target gang activity in Gqeberha
The South African Police Service, in close coordination with the South African National Defence Force, has conducted sustained joint operations in gang-and drug-affected areas of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape,…
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Police force bids farewell to stalwarts
The police in Welkom celebrated the retirement of Col Jacobus van der Merwe and Lt Col Kagisho Ratsuba, recognizing their 40 and 35 years of service respectively. Maj. Gen. Len…
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Three farmers get life imprisonment each for brutal murder of a farm dweller
Three farmers convicted of murdering farm dweller Dumisani Phakathi sentenced to life in Pretoria High Court. Judge ruled killing was racially motivated.
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Mastermind sentenced to 470 years
The police have welcomed the significant sentence handed down by the Virginia Regional Court against the 70-year-old Taole Eric Tlatsa, the mastermind behind a violent criminal enterprise that terrorised clothing…
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Public warned against vigilantism after man dies
Police detectives from Theunissen are investigating a case of murder following an alleged mob-justice incident at a farm in the Theunissen policing precinct. It is alleged that on Saturday 21…
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Two arrested after stabbing
Allanridge detectives are investigating a case of murder after a 30-year-old man was fatally stabbed near a tavern in Nyakallong.
