Category: General

NELSPRUIT – Police in Nelspruit are appealing to the community to assist in locating 28-year-old Hillary Gardee who was reported missing.

Gardee, who is residing at Kamagugu (outside Nelspruit) was last seen on Friday, 29 April 2022 at Spar Supermarket in Nelspruit. The victim was with a 3-year old girl during her disappearance. Surprisingly, the child was found but Gardee was nowhere to be found. She was reported missing by her family on Saturday, 30 April 2022. Gardee has never returned home since then.

She was last seen wearing a black top and black trousers. She is approximately 1.6 metres tall and she has a piercing on her nose. She is also light in complexion.

Anyone with information that may assist police in tracing Hillary Gardee is urged to contact Detective Constable Sthembile Zitha on 0724740835 or call the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111. Alternatively members of the public can send information via MySAPSApp. All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.

Source: South African Police Service

GAUTENG – Katlehong Police were early this morning at around 01:00 on their daily routine patrols when they came across a man requesting assistance from the police.

The man was hijacked of his Audi A4 vehicle next to his house at Ramokonopi East. The victim told the police that he was hijacked by four African males, with one pointing him with a pistol and wearing a reflector jacket.

Police took him to the Police Station in order to open a hijacking case.

While on their way to the Police Station, the victim saw the same gunman wailing on the street.

Police quickly stopped and searched the man. A silver pistol was seized from the alleged 38-year-old suspect, who stays at Buyafuthi hostel.

The hijacked victim positively identified him as the one who hijacked him earlier.

Police went on to discover that the firearm is licensed and registered under the suspect’s name, who is employed as a security officer at a company known to the Police

The suspect was arrested and detained at Katlehong Police Station, for alleged hijacking.

The hijacked vehicle with three suspects is sought by police.

The firearm seized will be taken to ballistic test, for further investigation.

Katlehong acting Station Commander Colonel Piet Erasmus applauded a job well done by Katlehong Police members, with the belief that removing a firearm from wrongful hands will minimize violent crimes in Katlehong. Acting Station Commander is appealing to the community to report more illegal guns and those licensed guns which are on the wrongful hands.

The suspect will appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate court soon, charged with car hijacking.

Source: South African Police Service

FREE STATE – On Friday 29 April 2022 members of Mangaung Metro Highway Patrol were on duty around 04:00 in the morning patrolling on N1 National Road North towards Johannesburg when they spotted a White Nissan NP300 LDV heavily loaded. The vehicle was from Raymond Mhlaba Road joining N1.

The police stopped and searched the vehicle driven by an African male. Upon thoroughly searching the vehicle the members found copper rods at the back of the vehicle. The value of the recovered copper is estimated at R128 000.00. The copper was then handed over to the lawful owner.

A case of possession of presumably stolen property and arrest of an illegal immigrant was opened at Navalsig police Station. The suspect will appear in Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Tuesday 03 May 2022.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Efforts to rid our communities of the illegal drug trade led to the arrest of a 22-year-old male last night in Kilimanjaro Road, Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain. The members of Mitchell’s Plain Crime Prevention Unit were busy with patrols when they noticed a white Opel Corsa light delivery vehicle driving reckless in the road. The vehicle was stopped and searched and 200 mandrax tablets were found in the vehicle.

Furthermore Mitchell’s Plain police arrested a 51-year-old male for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition last night at about 20:46 in Tafelberg Street, Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain. The members responded to a complaint of a shooting incident when the suspect was arrested with a CZ 75 pistol and ammunition.

The suspects are due to make their court appearances in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrates court on Tuesday respectively.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Concerted efforts by police to eradicate cable theft that has a negative impact on the economy of this region and threatens the lives of citizens yielded positive results when Rural Flying Squad members arrested two suspects after copper cables were found in their possession.

On Thursday, 28 April 2022, the members conducted vehicle patrols along the N2 highway near the turnoff to Victoria Bay outside George when they spotted two men acting suspiciously. The vigilant members approached the men and found 23,1 kilograms of copper cables in their possession. The suspects were unable to account for the possession of the copper cable. Police confiscated the items and arrested both suspects, aged 33 and 34, on a charge possession of suspected stolen property each. The pair is expected to appear in the George Magistrates’ court once charged.

In an unrelated matter, on Wednesday, 27 April 2022, the same team, operationalised information on a motor vehicle which was reported as stolen at Isipingo in KwaZulu-Natal during August 2021.

Investigation took the police to a house at Concordia, Knysna where the Volkswagen Golf 6 was found. The members seized the motor vehicle. Those responsible are yet to be arrested.

The police management of the Western Cape lauded the members for their efforts in curbing the trafficking of stolen goods on the highways of this province.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Western Cape Public Order Police arrested an adult male for the possession of an unlicensed firearm in Blou Kappie Street, Roosendal, Delft last night at about 19:30. The members were busy with patrols to combat gang related shooting in the area when they spotted a suspicious male and when they stopped he started to run and the members gave chase. The suspect pointed the members with a firearm and was wounded in the process. He was apprehended and found in possession of a .22 pistol.

In an unrelated matter members of the Provincial Extortion Task Team searched a premises in Tania Close, Morganster, Mitchell’s Plain at about 21:30 last night and arrested a 64-year-old male for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition and dealing in liquor without a license. The members were busy with crime prevention patrols when they received information from the public of a person that is selling liquor and has a firearm. The information was followed up and the premises was searched where the members found a 9mm pistol without a serial number, R5 rounds ammunition and liquor on the premises.

The suspects are due to make their respective court appearances in the Bellville and Mitchell’s Plain Magistrates courts on Tuesday, 03 May 2022.

Source: South African Police Service