Hijackers seemed to have picked the wrong target as the victim was armed, leading to a shootout that left three criminals dead.
Eva was allegedly kidnapped by her mother’s employer, Carlos Rebelo, who gave up the girl to his lawyer on Sunday.
The Hawks believe the kidnappers could be part of a syndicate responsible for kidnappings in the Western Cape.
By the sound of it, there seems to be a fair bit of gear hidden underneath the surface of the 242-hectare field.
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According to reports, both women were freed on Thursday afternoon after their kidnappers allegedly “panicked” because they realised police were closing in.
According to the police, the Combat Team pursued the men along Bosmansdam Road when the suspects opened fire on the cops, who retaliated in kind.
“Drunk driving destroys lives, apart from the astronomical economic losses in injuries and fatalities. If you cannot make the responsible choice to drive sober, then choose to get help,” said Smith.
Things took a weird turn when police questioned the other inmates in the cell, who then claimed Ali and Mustafa made strange ‘owl-like noises’, before transforming into cats and slipping through the bars.
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He was reported missing two weeks ago after he was picked up by an unknown man from the Pretoria West home of his mother.
It seems the locals became fed up with police inaction and decided to take the law into their own hands.
The Gauteng police have debunked social media claims of 13 gang-related murders, confirming that only three murders occurred in Westbury and Sophiatown.
Allegedly, the plan was to “pay someone” to put something into the prison food to make everyone sick.
Instead of phasing out pesticides as promised, the department recently gazetted guidelines for applicants to be granted an exemption to use the pesticides.
The bridge is fondly referred to as ‘Bridget’ by locals.
Bheki Cele must be so proud.
I bet you never thought you’d see the day when sexy and SAPS get used in the same sentence.
“We’re at the receiving end of failed national policies, which are left to local government to solve.”
Police Minister Bheki Cele has been ordered to pay a hefty damages fine of R350,000 after arresting the wrong person.
Nearly three weeks after being kidnapped outside a Brits primary school, cousins Mohamed Bataviya, 19, and Zahraa Mohamed, 17, have finally been freed after a successful sting operation by police.
Our police may have 99 problems, but stoned rats aren’t one of them.
Kelly Smith was charged along with her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and two others, following their arrest.
The warning follows the disappearance of four children in the Western Cape in the last two weeks.
The young girl was arrested while walking from the shops and kept in jail at Hillbrow police station until her father arrived with her birth certificate to prove she was South African.
The ‘mass eviction’ saw hundreds of illegal foreigners being detained and transported to the immigration office in Epping.
The boy stole the construction vehicle from outside a middle school and managed to damage at least ten vehicles in the hour-long chase.
At this rate, we’ll be hearing of people getting mugged inside police stations in no time.
“Safety is a top priority for the City, with over 4,000 uniformed enforcement and emergency personnel available in shifts as part of the City’s largest ever safety deployment over a festive season.”
It’s good to know that despite the shenanigans you got up to this weekend, you’re likely about to have a better week than this guy.