{"id":56948,"date":"2022-07-28T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T09:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/five-arrested-for-kidnappings-20220726\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:43:09","slug":"five-arrested-for-kidnappings-20220726","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/five-arrested-for-kidnappings-20220726\/","title":{"rendered":"Five arrested for kidnappings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"preview_container\">\n<div class=\"contentPreview\">\n<div class=\"doc\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"story\">\n<div class=\"text\" id=\"U10487892174xFF\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">Five suspects have been arrested after the Lejweleputswa SAPS received information following a spate of vicious kidnappings in the area.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">The Lejweleputswa District has been plagued by several kidnapping cases where suspects would demand ransom for the victims to be released. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">On Sunday (24\/07) at about 15:30 the police received information which led to the five suspects being arrested in Thabong.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">The Welkom Public Order Policing, Thabong Task Team and members of Thabong Serious and Violent Crimes led the operation.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\u201cThe first suspect was arrested at a house in Thabong. 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