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WATCH: Ukranian Police Swarm On Gangsters In Epic Strategic Takedown [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well, this is terribly exciting! Details are slightly thin on the ground, but this recently published video shows vehicles marked “Police” in Ukranian closing in on a group of misunderstood businessmen as they attempt to enter their vehicles following a meeting of the board. Organised crime is widespread in the Ukraine, which is largely attributed […]
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An Average Of 1 Policeman Per Day Is Arrested For Crime In South Africa
14 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A report published by the Mail & Guardian indicates that an average of one policeman per day is arrested for crime in South Africa. The arrests, made between September 2010 and April this year, have apparently spurred police management to start cleaning up “the system.”
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MARIKANA REVENGE: Whistleblowers’ Names Exposed, As SA Police Website Gets Hacked By Anonymous
22 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 16 Comments
Wow – not great. ‘Anonymous’ has hacked the SA Police’s website in a revenge attack for the killings at Marikana. telephone numbers, email addresses and identity numbers of over 15,700 people have been exposed. Yoh! According to ENCA: Hundreds of whistle blowers have had their private details exposed after the SAPS (South African Police Service) […]
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BREAKING: SA Policeman Savagely Beats Unarmed Woman [VIDEO]
12 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
This shocking video published mere minutes ago by eNCA shows an off-duty police officer repeatedly assaulting an unarmed woman at a Free State petrol station. Despite two on-duty police officers being on the scene for the entirety of the assault, the man manages to punch and kick the woman in the head. No attempt is […]
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Shocking Footage: Police Cuff Man To Van, Drag Him Behind Vehicle, Ultimately Killing Him [VIDEO]
28 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Please do not watch this video if you are a sensitive viewer. This footage, shot by an unknown member of the public and supplied to the Daily Sun shows SAPS members wrestling man to the ground, before beating him and handcuffing him to the back to a police van. The man, who appears to be […]
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If You Were Raped, Would The Police Know What To Do? 2oceansvibe Interviews Police Constables On Duty
13 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Given the recent conversation around rape in South Africa, we decided to test how prepared our officers in the immediate Cape Town area are to assist a citizen wanting to lay a charge of rape. We visited Lansdowne Police Station, Claremont Police Station and Wynberg Police Station, and asked the Constables on duty to define […]
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Charlie Sheen Cries Out To Rogue Cop, Christopher Dorner [VIDEO]
11 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Charlie Sheen is crying out to Christopher Dorner, the rouge ex-police cop who allegedly killed three people, to call him to talk about his crimes. On Saturday, Sheen released this video urging Dorner to contact him, after the actor was mentioned in Mr Dorners manifesto. Dorners didn’t make too much mension of Sheen other than saying, […]
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National Crime Forum Warns Against Trusting Cops
14 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
So while we are advised to listen and do what cops tell us, a new statement made by national crime forum, eBlockwatch, maintains that cops might plant drugs in your car when you step out for a breathalyser. This following the Audi R8 crash in Sandton. According to EWN: JOHANNESBURG – eBlockwatch on Monday warned […]
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New Report Sheds Detail On Cape Town’s Crime Stats
27 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In the first ever ‘shadow’ report, the provincial MEC, Dan Plato, has given more detail to Cape Town’s crime statistics, using information gathered from police reports and mortuaries. The biggest shock? A lot of 18 – 35 year-old Capetonians are getting stabbed, making up the majority of murder victims.
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BREAKING: Shootout Between Police And Robbers In Woodstock
07 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Four men were arrested following an attempted robbery, shootout and accident in Woodstock this morning.
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Police Commissioner: SAPS Should Not Be Sorry Over Lonmin Shooting
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The images of Thursday’s Lonmin shooting are still fresh in the minds of people all around the world. While some Lonmin employees are returning to work for fear of losing their jobs, some face the difficult task of accepting reality in the aftermath of the shooting, including the SAPS.
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Conditions For Selebi’s House Arrest Revealed
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Jackie Selebi’s release on medical parole may not be the just thing to do, according to the opinions of the public, but the edge is taken off a little to know it’s not unconditional. A spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services has said that his release will not result in him heading right back to the golf course.
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Bheki Cele Asks President Jacob Zuma For His Job Back
29 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police commissioner Bheki Cele is currently suspended. It is also recommended that he be fired and that a criminal investigation be launched into his involvement regarding the irregular awarding of police headquarter leases worth R1,7bn. But Cele has now allegedly written to President Jacob Zuma, asking to be reinstated. As easy as that.
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LEAKED: Judge Jake Moloi Recommends Firing Cele
25 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The board of inquiry has turned in it’s 113 page report whether or not Cele is fit to hold office. The report was handed to the Office of the Presidency on Sunday, but has now been leaked to the media.
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Chicago Police Mow Down “Occupy” Protesters With A Van [VIDEO]
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So there was a NATO summit ongoing in Chicago over the weekend – which naturally attracts a couple of protest groups, members from the “Occupy” movement among them. It also attracted police and Homeland Security, who proceeded to handcuff protesters, detain them at gunpoint, and ram into a crowd of them with a van.
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Man Receives R90 000 Payout For Wrongful Arrest
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
South African police are not the public’s favourite people despite much of the great work that they do. Recently, stories of police brutality, corruption in the police force have emerged – do I even need to mention Bheki Cele? So when someone finds themselves behind bars for 18 months – for all the wrong reasons, it’s nice to see that something is done about it.
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Treasury Recommends Police Reduce Staff By 9 000
14 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This morning the Treasury issued a report in which it recommended that the SAPS reduce staff by 9 000. In a country with one of the highest crime rates in the world, the recommendation seems questionable at best.
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Enraged Father Tracks Down Daughter’s Killers, More Efficient Than Local Police
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
When Vusimuzi Silwanyan’s daughter was brutally murdered last week he left it to local police to deal with the matter. After they failed to make headway in the case he took matters into his own hands, and apprehended the killers in just five days.
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Third Bomb Threat For University Of Stellenbosch In Six Weeks
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The University of Stellenbosch has been rocked by three bomb threats in the last six weeks. The most recent incident was yesterday afternoon, with the university receiving yet another mysterious threat which required evacuation of staff and students. These cannot be making anyone in the varsity community feel very comfortable.
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Submit Anti-Corruption Ideas For The Hawks And Win 100K
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Tired of reading how high-raking police officials are sometimes the most corrupt of all? Here is your chance to not only propose a solution, but also possibly win some cash! Lobbyist Hugh Glenister announced yesterday that he would award R100 000 to a young southern African who can offer the best remedy for developing an anti-corruption framework for specialised police unit, the Hawks. Details inside.
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Elite Police Marksmen Investigated Over Controversial Photo [PIC]
29 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Three officers have been kicked out of the police’s firearms unit in the UK. This after a controversial photo was found on a computer during a raid on another officer’s home. It depicts one of the guys pointing his shotgun at another, who poses on the bonnet of an armoured Land Rover Defender with his finger on his mouth like a pin-up girl.
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Occupy London Protestors Evicted From St Paul’s Square [VIDEO]
28 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hoof. The legal battle waged by the the Occupy London camp to keep their place at St Paul’s Cathedral was lost last night – and within about five minutes of the injunction being ordered, the camp was evacuated by bailiffs and officers from the City of London Police.
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Police Brutality Following Nightclub Raid In Stellenbosch [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been about four years since the police raids in Stellenbosch that had the whole Cape Town talking – you remember, right? Shotguns, riot police, pepper spray, the whole hog. Seems the police haven’t learnt – on Saturday the popular Stellenbosch night club, Terrace was raided by the police, under the guise of “breaking up a fight.” Video after the jump.
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27 School Pupils Greeted By Police – For Being Late To School
15 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How’s this? I was late to school every now and then, but I was never met with police. This seems a little hardcore: 27 pupils who arrived late for school were greeted by a group of police officers waiting for them. This comes after 700 students and some teachers arrived late to the same school on Monday.
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Officer Gets Fired For Getting Busy On The Bonnet Of A Car
05 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You can imagine the New Mexico police chief was shocked when a security video of the officer and the woman surfaced. The irony here is that the officer, known only as ‘Lopez’, was recently given the title of 2009’s police officer of the year. He was also awarded a ‘challenge’ coin for going over and above the call of duty. That’s what she said.
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