Category: General

GAUTENG – On 04 May 2022, an intelligence driven operation conducted at Diepsloot to the arrest of four men for conspiracy to commit a robbery.

The members of Gauteng Crime Intelligence with the assistance of NIU members swiftly operationalised information received about a planned business robbery at a lodge in Diespsloot.

The members intercepted the suspects before the crime could be committed. Two firearms, hand gloves, balaclavas and two vehicles that had false number plates found in possession of the suspects were seized.

The suspects are expected to appear before a Magistrates’ Court soon on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime.

On another incident, Tactical Response Team (TRT) members recovered three stolen vehicles. The members were conducting daily crime prevention duties when they spotted a suspicious looking vehicle. Upon further investigation, it was established that the vehicle was reported stolen in Douglasdale.

More information was received which led to the recovery of two more vehicles, one in Alexander and the other one in Noordgedoop Plots.

The members are commended for their vigilance and dedication in fighting crime.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Lunga Bornside (36) was on the 03 May 2022 convicted and sentenced for fraud and contravening the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act (ECT) 25 of 2002 when he appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville, Cape Town.

Bornside pleaded guilty on all charges as he entered into a plea agreement with the state. He was subsequently sentenced to six years imprisonment on thirteen charges of fraud, of which three years were suspended with conditions. Furthermore, he was further sentenced to three years on three charges of contravening the ECT Act linked to the card cloning scam, of which three years was suspended for a period of five years.

His sentence comes after he was arrested at the Cape Town International airport following a tip off information received by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in 2019. He was released on R1000-00 bail upon his first court appearance and was rearrested in November 2021 after a warrant of arrest was issued on him for failing to appear in court. He remained behind bars until the day of his sentencing on 03 May 2022.

He will effectively serve three years direct imprisonment.

Source: South African Police Service

DURBAN – Operations to eradicate the proliferation and illegal use of firearms in the province continues on a high note.

This followed an intelligence driven operation conducted yesterday just after midnight by the police officers from a team tasked to stabilise crime in the province. The team proceeded to Enkanyezini, which falls under the Camperdown policing area, and conducted a search on an identified house. The police officers found three illegal firearms with 14 rounds of ammunition.

Police also seized two licensed firearms from the suspect for further investigation. The team placed the 44-year-old suspect under arrest for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Detectives will dispatch the recovered firearms for ballistic testing. The suspect is appearing before the Camperdown Magistrates Court today for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

Source: South African Police Service

PRETORIA- The former Chief Financial Officer at Collins Chabane Municipality has been arrested on Thursday, 5 May 2022 for his alleged involvement in unlawfully and irregularly investing municipal money with VBS Mutual Bank.

It is alleged that on 23 October 2017, Collins Chabane Municipality invested R120 million with VBS in contrary with the Municipal Finance Management Act. The erstwhile Municipal Manager, Charlotte Ngobeni has since been arrested on the same matter by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Task Team members in March 2021 and released on R50 000-00 bail. Ngobeni will appear again on 9 May 2022.

The suspect is expected to make his first appearance in the Palm Ridge Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on Friday, 6 May 2022 for contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act.

The Hawks Investigations with regard to VBS cases are at an advanced stage and a total of 27 suspects have been arrested so far.

More arrests are imminent.

Source: South African Police Service

FREE STATE – The Police at Bronville are requesting the public to assist in identifying the body of an unknown African male that was found floating in a dam near Winnie Park in Bronville on Saturday, the 9 April 2022.

The Police were summoned to the scene by members of the community after noticing the body in a dam. Upon arrival, the scene was cordoned and SAPS Diving Unit members were also summoned to the scene and managed to successfully retrieve the body from the water.

Medical Services Personnel were summoned and the African male was found suspected to have drowned and was certified dead. There were no visible injuries on the body. A case of Inquest has been registered for further investigation.

The deceased is an African male who could be between 38 and 42 years old. The body was already in a decomposed state. The deceased was wearing a blue Jean trouser, a brown t-shirt and could be 1, 7 meters tall. The body is still in Welkom Government Mortuary and is yet to be identified.

Source: South Africa Police Service

BOTSHABELO – The suspect was arrested after R5 ammunition and magazine were found stashed at his place.

On Monday 02 May 2022 at about 07:30, the Tactical Response team members reacted on intelligence driven information to a house in ‘S’ Section, Botshabelo.

On arrival members found a 43-year-old male who granted police permission to search the house. While searching, the TRT members found 22 live R5 ammunition including 2 of 9mm, as well as a 9mm magazine.

The 43-year-old male could not account for the ammunition in his possession and was arrested. Upon continuing the search, members discovered that the suspect is also illegal in the country. No firearm was found during the search.

The suspect will appear in the Botshabelo Magistrate court soon, for illegal possession of ammunition and contravening the immigration Act.

Source: South African Police Service