A suspect in the robbery of a couple at the Bathurst toposcope last weekend remains in custody after his first appearance in the Port Alfred Magistrate’s Court today Thursday June 5. The incident shook the local community who petitioned…
Couple attacked at toposcope A 31-year-old man was arrested this afternoon [Tuesday 3 June] in connection with an attack on a couple in Bathurst during the weekend. He will appear in the Port Alfred magistrate’s court tomorrow [Wednesday…
Swift police reaction led to the arrest of six suspects aged between 27 and 29 on the N2 near Kinkelbos less than two hours after a shooting and robbery in KwaMaqoma (formerly Fort Beaufort) on Sunday March 10. South African Police…
Seven Fountains police are investigating a farm attack in their precinct after a 75-year-old man was attacked and robbed early this morning, Saturday June 1. Spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said the police received a call around 8.30…
South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy has confirmed that a case of robbery was opened last night, Monday May 20, after an incident in the vicinity of the Caldecott Street flyover in Makhanda around 9.45pm. “Two…
Men posing as security officers robbed Makhanda’s Shoprite supermarket on Monday February 13. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that the Makhanda store was robbed by four or five suspects dressed in…
Most local residents know Centenary Park to be a hazardous place to venture, because it is remote and favoured by criminals who lurk in the bushes waiting to prey on people. There have been numerous incidents of robbery there over the…
No arrests made, even after man with gunshot wounds found in bush where attack happened A week after Talk of the Town’s queries asking why SAPS had closed the case investigating the second panga attack at Cob Hole on the Kowie River last…
The Zama Zam community in Nemato, Port Alfred, protested the bail application of two men the community captured during an apparent xenophobic attack. Two of the attackers escaped the community and are still at large.
MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: EASTERN CAPE Quick response by Kirkwood SAPS members resulted in the arrest of three suspects, aged between 25 and 50 and the recovery of the Toyota Avanza during the…
Speedy reaction by Bathurst detectives led to the arrest of a 53-year-old suspect and the recovery of some of the items robbed from a 66-year-old woman in Gradwell Road, Bathurst on Tuesday January 19. The victim told police that while…
A 57-year-old cyclist was seriously injured on Thursday morning during a robbery on a dirt road in Muldersdrift, north of Johannesburg, says ER24. Paramedics responded at 6.30am. Spokesperson Russel Meiring said: “It is understood that…
Four people were killed in a shoot-out with police in the Bram Fischer area of Soweto on Thursday afternoon, after a foiled cross-pavement robbery at a filling station. According to police spokesperson Col Athlenda Mathe, the incident…
Angry members of a community in northern KwaZulu-Natal allegedly beat six men — one to death — and set two vehicles alight after a robbery at a primary school in Jozini on Sunday night. Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the…
Luxury watches including Rolex and TAG Heuer were stolen during a robbery at a restaurant in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. Istanbul Kebab owner Burhan Demirtas told TimesLIVE that a group of his regular customers arrived at the…
