Day: September 10, 2022
Suspect due in court for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition
WESTERN CAPE – The illegal possession of firearms is one of the main causes of serious and violent crimes in our communities but police in the Western Cape are hard at work to get these firearms of the streets.On Friday evening, an integrated operation…
Tip-off leads to the apprehension of two suspects after they were allegedly found in possession of tower batteries
POLOKWANE – The collaborative efforts through partnership policing between the police and the community yielded positive results following the apprehension of two suspects in Siloam policing precinct after they were allegedly found in possession of tow…
Voice-Operated Smartphones Target Africa’s Illiterate
Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa — the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write.In Ivory Coast, a so-called “Superphone” using a voca…
Police nab suspect after he fatally shot his mother and wounded a truck driver
CRADOCK – A 72-hour activation plan yielded positive results after a 19-year-old man was arrested after he went on a two day shooting spree in Cradock.On Wednesday 7 September 2022 at about noon, police were summoned to a complaint of murder at a farm …
Police requests assistance in locating suspected arsonist
PARKTOWN – The police in Gauteng request the public to assist them in locating Sentious Novans who is suspected to be involved in multiple cases of arson, murder and burglary residential that had occurred in the East and North parts of Johannesburg in …
Quality investigation leads to a father being sentenced to two life terms for the murder of his two children
PARKTOWN – Police in Gauteng remains resolute in addressing the scourge of crime against women, children and vulnerable persons.On Friday, 09 September 2022 the Johannesburg High Court sentenced a father to two life terms imprisonment and an additional…