CCTV footage captured a brave woman chasing after a thief who had snatched her phone from her hands.
Robbers stole one of the shoes from a rare pair of Nike Freddy Krueger SD Dunks in 2018, but newly unearthed CCTV footage could help catch them.
After making a sizeable cash withdrawal, two men were accosted on the N4, with a gang opening fire on their vehicle.
Videos of thieves snatching cellphones, or other valuable items, before beating a hasty retreat are common. They usually end with a shocked victim watching on helplessly but not this time.
Statistics show that home robberies spike over the festive season, so it’s definitely worth taking the time to find out if your property has any weak points that could be easily breached.
A mugger in Parkhurst, Johannesburg, was on the receiving end of a fine tackle from a resident who responded to a woman’s call for help.
If alleged armed robbers at Midrand Centre in Jozi thought leaving the crime scene was going to be the easy part, they had another thing coming.
Robbers jumped the railing at a popular Jozi restaurant and robbed customers at gunpoint, before making off with cellphones and luxury watches.
Niki, a four-year-old Doberman, ran to her owner’s defence when he was held at gunpoint by criminals outside his home.
CCTV footage of a woman robbed outside a daycare centre, and in front of a child, is circulating on social media. It’s not an easy watch.
Yesterday, two jewellery heists played out in two different provinces, with both ending in gunfire.
On Sunday, during a service at the Querencia Ministries Church in Wierda Park, Centurion, three armed gunmen entered the church and began robbing the congregants.
Pieter van der Westhuizen is reported to have shot and killed two men who attempted to rob the Querencia Ministries Church in Wierda Park, Centurion, during yesterday’s service.
The gang responsible had just finished with the petrol station when they spotted the security guard cleaning his windscreen.
“One of the most audacious heists in British history” plays out like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Some people tunnel to freedom, whereas others burst through the floor of a liquor store and make off with some prized loot.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with breaking and entering after CCTV footage captured him living it up inside Australia’s oldest museum.
Criminals raided a liquor store in the Free State, making off with more than R60 000 worth of booze.
The Cape Town CBD may be eerily quiet, but that doesn’t mean that criminals are taking time off.
A day before our national lockdown started, thieves hit a jewellery store in broad daylight.
Criminals in South Africa are pretending to be health officials so that they can gain access to and rob houses.
Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee shared a video yesterday, which reportedly shows a German tourist being attacked outside a Cape Town hotel.
Usually, the worst part of a haircut is making awkward small talk with the hairdresser. That wasn’t the case during this attempted robbery.
After being robbed by four men in broad daylight last Friday at around 3:45PM, this man decided to fight fire with fire.
Over the years, some sophisticated criminals have managed to pull off jobs that make the events of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ look like child’s play.
Dramatic footage shows police engaged in a shootout with criminals who tried to flee the scene of a robbery in Westville, Durban.
It takes a brazen thief to rob another thief who is in the midst of a stick-up, so off to northern Gauteng we go.
Gansbaai is usually in the news for shark-related activities, but this time it’s two fearsome four-legged dogs that are grabbing headlines.
Police are looking for three armed men who robbed a shop at a service station in Nseleni in KwaZulu-Natal.
There’s always something satisfying about watching a crook get their comeuppance, which is exactly what happened during this attempted robbery in Durbanville.