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Suspects arrested for attempted robbery in Observatory

Members of the public alerted patrolling law enforcement officers to an attempted street robbery in the Observatory area on Monday, resulting in the arrest of four individuals. City Law Enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason confirmed that the informant provided a description of both the suspects and their vehicle. “The officers spotted the vehicle and brought it to a stop. Upon arrival at Woodstock Police Station, the suspects were confirmed to be […]

20 May 2025

Local

SAPS launches safer festive season with firearm seizures

With the festive season approaching, the South African Police Services (SAPS) has launched its annual Safer Festive Season operations in the Western Cape. This initiative aims to enhance public safety for residents and visitors throughout the province. On Tuesday morning, Public Order Police officers arrested a 32-year-old man in Cobia Street, Summerville, for possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition. SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg reported, “They confiscated two 9mm pistols and […]

12 November 2024

International

Turkey arrests three soldiers over the killing of Syrians at border

Turkish police arrested three soldiers on Saturday for their role in killing two Syrians at a border crossing in Hatay earlier this month. According to Turkish media outlets, eight Syrians entered Hatay in the south of Turkey on 11 March. A subsequent investigation found that the Syrians had been beaten by three soldiers. Two Syrians that were forced to drink diesel later died, while others testified to being tortured. Following the deaths, two lieutenants […]

20 March 2023

Local

Demands made for bail to be denied to alleged Khayelitsha kidnappers

LOCAL Friends and relatives of Abira Dekhta’s family are demanding bail be denied to the seven suspects arrested in connection with her kidnapping. The male suspects appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on charges of kidnapping and extortion on Thursday, after police rescued the eight-year-old from a shack in Khayelitsha on Monday. Protestors gathered outside of court, pointing to a lack of arrests in other kidnapping cases as well as […]

19 November 2022

International

Report: Iran arrests senior IRGC general for allegedly spying for Israel

Iranian intelligence has "secretly" arrested a senior general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) for allegedly spying for Israel, the New York Times reported yesterday. The newspaper cited officials with close ties to the IRGC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, as saying that Brigadier General Ali Nasiri, who served as a senior commander in the IRGC Protection of Information Unit, was arrested earlier this month. According to the paper, General […]

30 June 2022

Local

Suspect arrested in connection with multiple mass murder cases in Khayelitsha

Western Cape police have arrested a suspect in connection with multiple mass murder cases being investigated in Khayelitsha. The 35-year-old suspect has been charged with murder and was expected to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court on Monday. This comes after six people were shot and killed in the Enkanini Informal Settlement last weekend. The two women and four men were allegedly shot dead by three gunmen on Lindela Road. […]

27 March 2022

Local

Police make abalone bust worth R2.4 million in the Overberg region

Police on Thursday made an abalone bust worth R2.4 million. Officers in the Overberg acted on a tip-off about a vehicle travelling from Buffeljags near Swellendam to Stanford. They then patrolled the route. The police's Joseph Swartbooi explained: “The driver of the suspicious vehicle transporting the load became aware of police members; he tried to flee and evade arrest. Eventually he lost control, which resulted in the vehicle ending up […]

4 September 2021

News

R1.4 million worth of drugs seized in Western Cape

COMMUNITY The Western Cape police seized drugs worth R1.4 million in two operations on Sunday, August, 8 while four people have been arrested since. According to News24, police spokesperson Sergeant Christopher Spies said that “Provincial Organised Crime Detectives (narcotics section) and members attached to the Rural Flying Squad deployed to eradicate drug trafficking along entry points into the Western Cape dealt a massive blow to the illicit drug trade in the […]

10 August 2021

Local

Nyanga kidnapping victim reunited with family, ten arrests made

Ten suspects have been arrested in Nyanga following the robbery and kidnapping of a 47-year-old man from Bellville. Four armed suspects allegedly accosted the victim in Voortrekker Road last Thursday. Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says they launched a search operation with crime intellegence and a hostage negotiation team, arresting the suspects and rescuing the victim. The suspects, aged between 20 and 30 are expected to appear in Bellville Magistrates Court […]

29 March 2021

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