After one week in office, Western Cape acting provincial police commissioner Maj-Gen Thembisile Patekile says the alarmingly high levels of serious violent crimes are driven by the proliferation of illegal firearms.
High ranking delegation meets in PE to discuss crime concerns faced by Somalians The high ranking delegation which included Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Nqaba Bhanga, and the Ambassador of Somalia.
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A high ranking delegation which included Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga and Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Nqaba Bhanga, has held discussions with the Ambassador of Somalia based in South Africa to discuss crime-related concerns affecting the Somalian businessmen in the Metro.
In the last week, four Somali businessmen were killed and one injured in robberies committed at their businesses in the townships within the Metro.
Review Online Police conducted initial investigations at the scene and the accused was arrested at his home, shortly afterwards. Picture: iStock
The arrest was confirmed by Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe who added that accused was apprehended at his home, shortly after neighbours found the body of the deceased. T
the body of Lerato Ramatsela was found outside Thabanaswana village. The police were summoned and they found the deceased’s body in bushes nearby. “Her hands were tied and it is believed she was strangled to death.”
Police conducted initial investigations at the scene and the accused was arrested at his home, shortly afterwards.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) will closely monitor the murder case of a man who was shot in a public space in the Springbok town centre, in broad daylight yesterday morning. We want to ensure that the same high standard of police work, whereby the police conducted a swift arrest of multiple suspects just hours after the killing, follows through into the subsequent investigations and ultimately the court case.
Shoot-out leads police to stolen cars and high calibre firearms at a house in Lombardy East
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Johannesburg - The police in Gauteng have arrested one suspect and recovered high calibre firearms, including AK-47 rifles, after a shoot-out with suspects at a house in Lombardy East, near Alexandra township.
Police were conducting routine patrols at about 7am on Friday when a shoot-out ensued with suspects after they noticed one of them was armed. The three suspects had been travelling in a Toyota Quest and were looking suspicious, police said.
Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said the shoot-out started when police approached the suspects to search the suspect.