Category: Crime Reported in Press
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Armed Thugs In White VW Polo Arrested
13 April 2023 The White VW Polo which has been terrorising local residents has been seized, two suspects arrested Two suspects believed to be behind a spate of armed robberies and hijackings with atleast three house robberies in Laudium and multiple reports of them having robbed people walking on the streets of Laudium have been…
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Cop guilty of tipping off criminals about planned police operations
A former Northern Cape SAPS officer has been found guilty of sharing confidential details of planned police operations with criminals. On Tuesday, 42-year-old Sebastian Johnson was convicted of defeating the ends of justice in the Kimberley Regional Court. Northern Cape Hawks spokesperson Captain Tebogo Thebe said Johnson’s illegal activities came to light in April 2021…
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Erasmia now a ‘criminal’s paradise’ with load-shedding, says local ward councillor
1 March 2023 Erasmia has become a “criminal’s paradise” after a sharp rise in burglaries and robberies during load-shedding in recent weeks, according to a local ward councillor. “The area usually has high levels of crime as many who stay in or around Erasmia are isolated,” said Erasmia DA councillor Dumisani Thwala. Thwala said that…
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Police nab (another) CPF member and others in east of Pretoria robbery
Police were disappointed that a person they regarded as an “extended hand in the community” was involved with such criminal activities. Two suspects including a CPF member were arrested this weekend by Bronkhospruit SAPS for an armed house robbery committed on February 19. Police spokesperson Constable Munyadziwa Ramovha said the complainant reported that at 20:30…
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Man Sentenced To 1 Year For Mink Street Housebreaking
16 February 2023 • ~1 min read Laudium Police welcomed the conviction of Bongani Zwane for housebreaking and theft which occurred between the evening of 05 September and the morning of 06 September 2022. Sergeant Motubatsi managed to secure a conviction of the accused for one year direct imprisonment. “It is alleged that the victim…
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Three Nabbed For Cellphone Theft In Laudium
16 February 2023 Two men and a woman were arrested after stealing cellphones from a car in Agra Street West, Laudium, police spokesperson Sergeant Simon Chokoe said on Tuesday. According to reports, the victim was washing his vehicle outside his home when he was approached by four suspects known to him. “They stole the cellphones…
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Three Men Sentenced To 21 Years Imprisonment Following Laudium Robbery
Laudium police welcomed the conviction of three men for house robbery in July of 2021 on the corner of 15th Avenue and Scarlett street. Sergeant Naidoo managed to secure the conviction of Vusi Chabangu (31), Themba Mabaso (27) and Mathew Mubazi (21). All three men were sentenced to 21 years direct imprisonment. “All suspects were…
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Millions of victims left high and dry as SAPS 10111 centres plunged into crisis
Issued by Andrew Whitfield MP – DA Shadow Minister of Police 05 Jan 2023 in News Note to editors: Please finds a linked soundbite in English by Andrew Whitfield, MP. Across South Africa 10111 call centres are in a state of crisis with little more than 40% of the ideal number of staff employed and more than seven…
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Man arrested after attorney, 50, shot dead in Laudium
Police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with the murder of 50-year-old attorney, Mubeen Omar Shamsoodien, in Laudium, Tshwane on Saturday evening, 31 December 2022. According to police, Shamsoodien and the man were standing in the street and talking at around 17:45. It is alleged that the man suddenly pulled out a firearm and…
