Northern Cape

Northern Cape police foil possible armed robberies

The swift response and multi-disciplinary collaboration secured the arrest of ten suspected armed robbers. On Saturday, 9 November 2024, crime intelligence driven information was received regarding a criminal group who had allegedly met at a residence in Christiana in the North West Province, reportedly to plan armed robberies at fuel garages in Warrenton in the […]
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Police intercepted a vehicle with stolen cattle near Groblershoop

Tuesday, 22 October 2024, the vigilant Upington Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit Commander, Captain Jakobus Botes, received information about stolen cattle being transported from Upington to Kimberley. The description of the vehicle with the trailer was circulated, and the vehicle matching the description was spotted and intercepted by Groblershoop police. The police recovered and […]
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Kathu police arrest second suspect in connection with murder and business robbery

The Kathu SAPS Crime Prevention members followed up on information and arrested the second male suspect in connection with the murder and business robbery incident that took place in Kathu on 08 October 2024 at about 12:45. The 31-year-old male shop employee was attacked during the business robbery and suffered fatal head and body injuries. […]
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RSA and Namibia law enforcement clamp down on cross-border crimes

The South African Police Service in collaboration with their counterparts in law enforcement in Namibia embarked on a cross-border operation from 19 September 2024 to 22 September 2024 to address the commission of cross-border related crimes, such as drugs, transportation of counterfeit goods, undocumented foreign nationals, contravention of the Immigration Act and traffic violations at […]
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Three sentenced for stock theft of stud ram worth R100 000 in Loxton

Pieter Booysen (27), Kevin Bostander(29) and Wesley Van Rooi(25) were each convicted and handed down 3 years direct imprisonment for stock theft in Loxton, recently. On 26 February 2024 the three suspects stole a stud ram worth R100 000-00 that was being prepared for international exporting from a farm near Loxton. The three accused were […]
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Doctor sentenced for failing to submit personal income tax

Kimberley Commercial Crime Courts convicted and sentenced Mr Fabian Royston Tun (55) for contravention of Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 on Thursday, 22 August 2024. The accused as a medical doctor operating as a Sole Proprietor trading’ F. R. Tun Practice’ failed to submit personal income tax returns from 2015 to 2022. During the […]
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Police probe fatal shooting of a man in Kimberley

The Kimberley SAPS Serious and Violent Crimes unit are probing the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old male in Newpark, Kimberley. Preliminary investigations indicates that on Wednesday evening, 31 July 2024 at approximately 21:00, the deceased was fatally shot in his white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The victim and his 27-year-old spouse were at the gate entering […]
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Housebreaking suspects stopped in their tracks by the provincial organised crime investigation team

The vigilant and swift response by the Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit led to the arrest of five suspects, aged between 36 and 51 years, in Barkly West during the early hours of Monday morning. Members of Northern Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation team on Monday, 22 July 2024 at 00:10, received information […]
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Eleven foreign nationals arrested for possession of R3 million worth of counterfeit money

Eleven (11) Ugandan foreign nationals aged between 25 and 45, were arrested for possession of R3 Million worth of counterfeit South African currency in Ermelo on Thursday, 04 July 2024 during Operation Vala Umgodi. According to information, members were performing their normal duties when they noticed suspicious people carrying five bags. As a result, members […]
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Over 3 million worth of illicit cigarettes confiscated

The SAPS in the ZFM District continue with efforts to minimize the space for criminal activities. Members of Upington Border Police and K9 unit reacted to information about the alleged sale of illicit cigarettes at one of the shops in Upington on Friday, 14 June 2024. They operationalised the information, and the shop was visited […]
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