Stolen Goods and Drugs Bust The Tlhabane police have arrested a 50 year-old man and his 46 year-old wife on allegations of Possession of suspected stolen goods and possession of drugs in Rustenburg North on the 12th of December 2013 at about 03:00. The police allegedly received information that there was a house with suspected […]
Read MoreHijackings and Kidnappings Picking Up Traffic related crimes seem to be picking up as the festive season comes closer. The North West Police wants to sensitise motorists to be careful of hijackings and kidnappings. Mostly these incidents happen at intersections, robots and stop streets. Motorists are requested to apply the following precautionary measures: Always travel […]
Read MoreLatest Police News North West Police arrested 732 suspects for various crimes between Sunday 11 and Sunday 17 November 2013. The suspects face charges ranging from murder, attempted murder, Assault GBH & Common Assault, rape, Burglary (residential & business), drug related crimes and more. The police also managed to confiscate as well as to recover stolen […]
Read MoreHigh Speed Car Chase in Rustenburg Members from the Highway Patrol were involved in a car chase in Rustenburg on Tuesday, 22 October 2013 at about 06:30. Two of the three hijackers who previously hijacked and robbed a member of the public was arrested. A 35- year-old victim and a passenger were on their way […]
Read MorePolice Success – Crime Round Up 22 to 29 September 2013 We all need to hear a bit of good news and to see how crime is being stopped locally, can give you some peace. The North West police are working hard to put a halt to crime. The North West police arrested 754 suspects with […]
Read MoreMurder Suspects Court Hearing – Case Follow Up A crime does not go without punishment and we are glad to report a follow up on the murder case of Dumisani Dlamini as reported earlier. Three accused, Msobe Lungisani (23), Mafu Mantashe (30) and Mfundo Mantashe (38) appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 18 […]
Read MorePolice Caught Murder Suspect and Other Police News The police in Marikana arrested a second suspect who is allegedly linked to the murder of Dumisani Dlamini (33). Dlamini was a former employee of Lonmin. He was shot at the Wonderkop taxi rank at approximately 21:00 on Thursday, 29 August 2013. The 37-year-old taxi owner was arrested on 16 […]
Read MoreTwo Deaths in Freedom Park The South African Police Service in the North West, are investigating two counts of murder at Freedom Park Informal Settlement in Rustenburg. The incident occurred last Saturday 17 August 2013 at 22h00. The deceased Muziwabantu (39) and Siqhi (30) were gunned down by three unknown men. Two of the assailants, […]
Read MoreGrinding Wheels of Justice Continues To Turn In Marikana The wheels of justice turned last night, where the long arm of the law snatched two suspects, aged 44 and 35, for the murder of Mr Thwala that occurred on the 14th of August 2012 last year. The deceased was brutally murdered at the Koppie where […]
Read MoreMarikana Commemoration 16/08/2013 Today (16/08/2013) is the Commemoration Service to honour those who died in Marikana during August last year, is taking place in Marikana. The organisers, the South African Council of Churches and AMCU, applied for and were granted permission to hold the gathering. Mourners are gradually converging on the commemoration venue and the […]
Read MoreNorth West Police Success The police in various parts of the North-West province were out in numbers in the past week, between 22 and 28 July 2013 when they arrested a total of 752 suspects for Contact crimes, Contacted related, Property related crimes as well as trio crimes. The arrested suspects include 162 for Assault […]
Read MoreMan Shot During ATM Bombing Police in Rustenburg are investigating a case of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Bombing and Attempted Murder after two ATM’s were blown and severely damaged on Tuesday, 16 July 2013 at about 03:19 at East End, in Rustenburg. The 42-year old man was allegedly shot through his vehicle in his right […]
Read MorePolice Raise Concern about Looting of Shops and cases of Arson The North West police would like to warn the community about the tendency of looting from shops under the pretext of service delivery protest and marches. The looting mostly targets shops owned by foreign nationals. While the South African constitution allows marches, protests and picketing, […]
Read MoreBurnt human skull and bones found in bush A community member, who was allegedly fetching firewood in the bush outside Bokfontein village near Mooinooi, was shocked to find burnt human skull and bones in the field. The incident happened yesterday morning, Wednesday 26 June 2013. The incident was reported to the Brits police who attended […]
Read MoreRustenburg police recover a stolen vehicle On Monday, 10 June 2013 at about 09:00 in the morning, the North West Flying Squad Unit members were patrolling around Rustenburg when they picked up a signal of a vehicle which was reported stolen. The police officers followed a signal and spotted the vehicle abandoned at one of […]
Read MorePetrol bombing of Epol truck and Police successes The police registered cases of Attempted murder and malicious damage to property after a petrol bomb was thrown at Epol truck on Friday, 7 June 2013 at approximately 21:15. It is alleged that the truck was approaching corner Beneden and Molen streets when two petrol bombs were […]
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