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Operation Prosper nets 1 149 suspects as police intensify crackdown on illegal mining and organised crime
The South African Police Service (SAPS), supported by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has arrested 1 149 suspects and seized 25 illegal firearms
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Third member of Free State business robbery gang jailed for 14 years
Thapelo Makhubo was sentenced to 14 years for armed robberies at Phuthaditjhaba Mall, concluding the gang’s crime spree.
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Contract killers jailed for life as Free State High Court delivers stern warning to hitmen
Two convicted contract killers have been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Bloemfontein High Court found them guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot that claimed one man’s life and…
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Court backs victim whose home ownership dream falls flat
Two agents were sentenced to six years for defrauding a home seeker of R300,000 in Welkom; restitution ordered.
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Reign of criminality ends for serial criminal
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for murder, rape, and assault.
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The 30 June march in Bloemfontein will be peaceful, says organiser
With the SAPS on high alert for the nationwide protest on Tuesday 30 June, the local in organizer of the march in Bloemfontein promises discipline.
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Police hunt suspected romance scammer linked to fraud
The Free State Provincial Commercial Crimes Investigation Unit is on the hunt for a Ugandan man implicated in romance scams involving two adult women.
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Off-duty police officers intercept truck with copper cable worth R1,8 million
Two men were arrested after off-duty police officers intercepted a truck carrying suspected stolen copper cable worth more than R1,8 million on the N1 on Wednesday evening, 17 June.
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Officer kills 4 at Hennenman gathering before shooting himself
A 47-year-old police officer allegedly opened fire at a family gathering in Hennenman on Sunday 7 June, killing three people before turning the gun on himself.
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Farm attackers receive 20-year sentences for brutal robbery and kidnapping
A former employee are among the two men who were jailed for a farm robbery and kidnapping near Smithfield, which took place last year.
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