The provincial crime statistics recently released by the South African Police Service for the third quarter of 2023 (from October to December) paints a grim picture of the hard fight against crime on the local front.
Two of three suspected robbers who pounced on a Somerset West cellphone store were nabbed thanks to the commendable efforts of authorities, security officers and community members, who joined forces and reacted swiftly last Thursday (8 February).
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Police have opened an inquest docket after a body confirmed to be that of a missing man was found in the upper part of Dummer Street, Somerset West on Friday 2 February.
Four men from Cloetesville in Stellenbosch were sentenced to 15 years’ imprsionment on Friday 19 January for theft of copper cables on the Firgrove railway line in Somerset West.