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Crime
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SA Crimefighters Getting On The DNA Bandwagon
05 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A bill introduced in 2017 has just been approved for processing in parliament, which would theoretically make it easier to track and trace violent offenders via DNA samples.
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Why There Is So Much Support For A Chinese Man Who Killed His Neighbours
18 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Ou Jinzhong has been on the run since allegedly murdering two of his neighbours and injuring three others on October 10.
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50 Kidnapped People Found In Gauteng House, One Suspect Arrested
15 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
On Thursday night, Johannesburg police rescued more than 50 young men from a rented Zakariyya Park house, near Lenasia, Gauteng.
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Depressed Gun Dealer In UK Lockdown Convinced He Had COVID-19 Shot His Wife
14 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Silke Hartshorne-Jones said her husband “was not good at all” days before he murdered her. At the time, he had also convinced himself that he had contracted COVID-19.
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Relative Of Durban Drug Kingpin, Teddy Mafia, Survived This Hectic Morning Shoot-Out [Video]
14 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
In the latest Chatsworth gangland incident, Teddy Mafia’s son-in-law survived a daring attempted assassination on Wednesday morning.
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Cape Town Vagrants Allegedly Assisting Dog-Nappers For Ransom
11 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Lisette Lombard’s Jack Russel went missing after a run on Table Mountain this past Saturday and now she is warning everyone that there might be a “syndicate of dog kidnappers operating in the area”.
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Brazilian Bank Heist Used Bombs, Drones, And Human Shields [Videos]
31 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A gang of heavily armed bank robbers burnt cars and strapped hostages to their getaway vehicles after a violent raid in the Brazilian city of Araçatuba.
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Thieves Are Using Instagram To Target Rich Influencers
30 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Criminals using social media to track and target rich people, who show off their expensive goodies on Instagram with little regard for the consequences, has really skyrocketed in recent years.
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SA Crime Infographic Will Blow Your Mind
27 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We begin on a rather depressing note with the crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2021 financial year, as announced by Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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Western Cape Has Three Of Top Four Hijacking Hotspots
24 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Police minister Bheki Cele released new crime statistics for the last two years, and the reports show a big jump in hijacking numbers.
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Gunfire In Jozi CBD Ends With Taxi Driver Shot In Leg [Video]
11 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A taxi driver has been labelled a “hero” by some on social media after getting out and firing shots to prevent a potential robbery in central Johannesburg on Monday.
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Camps Bay Mercedes “Petrol Bomb” Attack Under Investigation [Videos]
06 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A Mercedes-Benz was allegedly set alight using petrol last night, with the car going up in flames while residents watched on.
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Latest Hijacking Stats Paint A Worrying Picture For Western Cape
04 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Hijacking in South Africa has surpassed the number of vehicle theft, according to vehicle tracking company Tracker.
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Hero Driver In CIT Attack Teaching Handgun Training Course In Cape Town
05 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Leo Prinsloo, the man who skilfully evaded armed robbers in that viral video of an attempted CIT heist, also teaches basic handgun training.
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Brazen Alleged Kidnapper Laughs It Off As Mother Rescues Child [Video]
05 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
According to police, when the mother asked the woman who snatched her son what she was doing, the alleged kidnapper laughed and said she was leaving the store with him.
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Armed Robbers Are Targeting Restaurants In Claremont
04 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
To date, two incidents of armed robbery have been recorded at Oblivion, with another at the Village Bicycle which was struck last month.
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Harrowing Dashcam Footage Shows Armoured Truck Guards Dodging Bullets In Attempted CIT Heist [Video]
03 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A recently released video of dashcam footage from inside an armoured vehicle shows two security officers dodging bullets as they try to evade armed robbers.
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Crazy Gauteng Highway Robbery Captured On Dashcam [Video]
20 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
After making a sizeable cash withdrawal, two men were accosted on the N4, with a gang opening fire on their vehicle.
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No Wonder Your VW Polo Badge Keeps Getting Nicked
31 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The popularity of the humble Polo is both a blessing and a curse, with crooks capitalising on exactly that to make a quick buck.
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Three-For-Two Deals For Negative COVID-19 Test Results
29 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
For most of us, waiting for access to the vaccine is frustrating, which has created a market for criminals looking to make a quick buck.
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Observe How Brazen These Electricity Cable Thieves Are [Video]
24 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A raid turned into a ‘finders keepers’ scuffle when two Buffalo City Metro officers tried to recover some stolen electricity cables.
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Seven Out Of 10: Latest Murder Hotspot Stats Terrible News For Western Cape
11 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Despite the national lockdown, many violent crimes have been on the rise in South Africa, and especially in parts of the Western Cape.
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Inside The Great Mystery Of The Oxford Picture Gallery Heist
10 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
It has been almost a year since thieves broke into the Oxford Picture Gallery, making off with three paintings, and never to be seen again.
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Dodgy People Are Still Getting Caught After Flashing Their Wealth On Social Media [Videos]
05 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re going to be dodgy and flaunt your wealth, don’t post your activities to your public social media account in the middle of an economic crisis.
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International Fake Vaccine Smuggling Syndicate Traced To Gauteng Warehouse [Images]
04 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Following an alert from INTERPOL, South African authorities seized hundreds of ampoules of fake COVID-19 vaccines from a warehouse in Gauteng.
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Closer Look At Father With Alleged Underworld Ties Shot Outside Hout Bay School
24 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Earlier this month, Simon Mather was shot in the head outside a school in Hout Bay, which some suspect could be linked to underworld dealings.
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Some Shady Twists And Turns Linked To Attack On Cape Luxury Car Dealership [Video]
22 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Things appear to be considerably more complicated in the case of the attack on a Paarden Eiland luxury car dealership than initially thought.
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Even ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Can’t Compete With This Notorious Art Heist
18 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
In October of 2012, a small crew of thieves cased and then robbed the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam, making off with seven famous artworks worth millions.
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Gang Of 40 Ransacks Luxury Car Dealership In Cape Town [Video]
18 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The Toy Shop, a luxury and performance car dealership in Paarden Eiland, was ransacked by a group of around 40 men on Wednesday.
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Metro Cops Filmed Dragging And Assaulting Tshwane Man [Video]
29 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Officers from the Tshwane Metro Police Department were seen dragging and assaulting an unidentified man.
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