Category: Crime Reported in Press
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20 years in prison for a house robbery they committed in December 2021 in 5th Avenue, Laudium
15 August 2022 Not directly linked to Erasmia, but all Erasmia matters are generally heard in the Atteridgeville Magistrates Court. Note the importance of being able to track cellular phones and community tip-offs. The Atteridgeville magistrate’s court recently sentenced two Laudium men to 20 years in prison for a house robbery they committed in December…
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Some criminals pretend to be car guards or break into vehicles with their knowledge
Suspects at Mall @ 55 (Spar) Views: 100
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Police arrest man (35) with unlicensed firearm in Mooiplaas
A 35-year-old man was arrested after he was found with an unlicensed firearm at the Mooiplaas informal settlement in Centurion. The arrest came after police were tipped off by residents during a patrol operation in the squatter camp. Erasmia police spokesperson Sergeant Tumisang Moloto said the officers began to search for the suspect and found…
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3 Suspects arrested in Main Road, Laezonia
July 9, 2020 When the trio spotted the police, they started running and authorities gave chase on foot. A 38-year-year old man was caught and arrested with stolen truck batteries in the early hours on Thursday in Erasmia. The arrest was made by Erasmia police together with Scorpion Risk, said Erasmia police spokesperson Constable Tumisang…
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No arrest in murder of resident in Boundary Street, Laezonia
June 27, 2016 A manhunt has been launched for four men linked to the murder of a 63-year-old man on his smallholding in the west of Centurion. Erasmia police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto said police responded to a house robbery in Boundary Street, Laezonia, and found the body of a 63-year-old man around 20:00 on…
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Suspected cable thief nabbed in Laezonia
August 16, 2019 An Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, man is set to appear in court for possession of suspected stolen property. “The man was arrested on Thursday shortly after 13:00 in Laezonia, Centurion,” police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto said. Erasmia detectives were apparently conducting a routine patrol when they became suspicious of the 31-year-old carrying…
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Stolen cables recovered, four arrested in Laezonia, Centurion
February 21, 2018 Four men were arrested in possession of aluminium cables allegedly stolen in Laezonia, Centurion, on Monday. “The group was intercepted around 21:30 during our regular patrols, while travelling in a white Toyota bakkie,” said Erasmia police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto. The men were found in possession of aluminium cables allegedly taken from…
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Man arrested for burglary in Scheeper Street, Laezonia
May 22, 2017 A man has been has been arrested for burglary after he broke into a house in Erasmia on Sunday. Centurion police spokesperson Tumisang Moloto said the burglary occurred at a house in Scheeper Street, Laezonia plot around 22:00. “The man allegedly broke a window to gain entry into the house,” said Moloto.…
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Three arrested in Hills & Dales ‘drug lab’ bust
6 August 2018 Two of the three suspects were wanted for other crimes. Three people have been arrested during a massive drug lab bust in Erasmia, Centurion Rekord Centurion reports. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said the trio were busted on Sunday for manufacturing drugs. “When we got to the lab, we found the…
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No arrests for murder of businessman shot in Hills & Dales
Oct 23, 2007 A Pretoria businessman has been gunned down under mysterious circumstances outside the city. The man’s half naked body was found sprawled next to his company car in an open veld alongside the Old Muldersdrift Road early on Monday morning. It is believed that the man, who cannot be named until his next…