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Burglary halved in PA

Thanks to boosted patrols and a good security camera network, burglary has halved compared to the same period last year At non-residential premises it has reduced from21 to 14. Burglary at residential premises has dropped from 55 in the…

Looters strip Fish River Resort

Vehicles with trailers were used to load milions of rands worth of goods from the Fish River Resort in a massive looting spree during the weekend. South African Police Service spokesperson Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana said items stolen…

The family of Mpumalanga attorney Gerrit Stander, who was fatally shot during an armed robbery at his home on Monday, suffered a double blow as an ambulance refused to go to the house, saying it was in a dangerous area.Image: Provided

‘He died trying to protect his daughter and wife’ — family of slain attorney

The family of a well-known Mpumalanga attorney who was attacked and fatally shot during an armed robbery at his home on Monday suffered double blow as an ambulance allegedly refused to pick up wounded Gerrit Stander because it was a…

The owner of a Durban store found an alleged thief hiding behind a cupboard. The man was arrested on Friday morning.Image: supplied

Is that a burglar locked in my shop?

An alleged burglar had to sit tight and wait for the owner of a Durban store to free him after he locked himself inside overnight. The owner of Berea Home, situated in the Berea Centre, got a surprise when he arrived at work on Friday…

Police are investigating the hijacking of a truck and the theft of six pallets of painkillers in Port Elizabeth early on Wednesday.Image: ELVIS NTOMBELA

Armed shopper thwarts Centurion Mall jewellery heist

Police praised an armed shopper who interrupted a burglary at a jewellery store at the Centurion Mall in Pretoria on Saturday, saying the man was able to defend the lives of three other people. Shoppers barricaded themselves in stores…

House robberies on the rise during lockdown

House robbery has become a crime of concern within the Port Alfred Cluster as residents are being confronted by burglars in their homes. In response to TotT’s query about several incidents of housebreaking at Damant Lodge retirement…

Burglary at the United Congregational Church in Station Hill

On Palm Sunday, March 5, the congregation of the United Congregational Church (UCC) Station Hill woke up to the news that the church has been broken into the previous night. The burglars gained entry via the main door of the church and,…

CRIME BRIEFS

With the Port Alfred municipal works yard having been targeted repeatedly by thieves in the past, a guard posted there on Friday night pressed his panic button for assistance after he saw some suspicious looking men at the back of the…

Screenshot of the King Price Insurance commercial.Image: YouTube/King Price Insurance

‘Insensitive’ home burglary ad triggers backlash

A spoonful of humour makes the medicine goes down. That is what King Price Insurance argued after the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) received two complaints about a TV commercial depicting burglars having a jolly good time over…

Clumber church pillaged by thieves

Church members at Clumber were devastated on Tuesday morning to find the historical settler church had been broken into and anything of value stolen. The church featured in the news in 2017 when members celebrated its 150th anniversary…