A spot of daylight robbery in Johannesburg was caught on camera, and shows just how ruthless criminals are when it comes to getting what they want.
By a stroke of luck and some quick thinking, three robbers were arrested after CCTV footage of them released on social media showed them attacking a woman.
Unfortunately videos of armed robberies in South Africa aren’t hard to come by, but who doesn’t enjoy seeing criminals in a spot of bother?
It was high drama at the Cash Crusaders on Strand Street earlier today, police task teams called upon in response to an armed robbery.
A series of Johannesburg hijackings are quickly turning into shootouts, more terrifying than ever, and the latest out of Randburg involves plenty of gunfire.
It happens all the time – but when you see CCTV footage of a high school held up at gunpoint for a phone in broad daylight, damn, son.
A jewellery store in Durban was targeted over the weekend, with thieves stealing thousands of rands worth of goods. There was no subtlety here.
No one knows whether the search for Kim K’s diamonds is getting any closer to being resolved, but footage of the alleged suspects has been released.
In days of old robbing a bank was a quickfire way to line your pockets, but these days it turns out it’s not such a lucrative practice.
Kim K’s now infamous Parisian robbery still has people scratching their heads over just how and who – and the suspicions lie very close to home.
Eish, crime in South Africa is nothing new – but the brazen attempts thieves are making at stealing people’s stuff is really sickening.
Most criminals probably think they’ve done the hard yards when they gain access to the property, but this new alarm system has them all choked up.
We’re often critical of the SAPS, but this time around they managed to use the evidence to lock up two criminals.
Sometimes justice can be a swift and cruel mistress, like when you’re caught red-handed on a train with nowhere to run.
There are all kinds of ways to make a quick buck, and this whole armed robbery thing looks like it isn’t all that hard.
Sure, some people go to extreme lengths to get their hands on a Chanel bag – but this was just a little too extreme.
Another day, another example of how few f**ks local criminals give about being caught in the act. Case in point this video from Jozi.
It’s not every day you see footage of a cash in transit heist from the Free State, so watch closely and you’ll see these baddies in action.
Start your watches – just the five minutes needed for these slick criminals to fleece a house of its valuables.
It was a classic case of things going pear-shaped for this thief, his attempt to rob this residence ending before it had really begun.
You might have heard of the series of rapes and robberies that have happened up at Rhodes Memorial in the last few months – well, this is the current suspect.
Colombia is well known for its gang warfare, although it looks like now and again it is the police who emerge victorious.
After yesterday’s video of an open house being robbed in Constantia our readers came to the party, and it looks like one of the men might be behind bars.
Wave a gun in my face and I’m probably going to listen to what you have to say. Not so for this grandfather however, who decided to fight back.
Hillbrow is not a place for the faint hearted – just watch this video of literal day-light robbery and you’ll understand.
Staff and customers at a Sasol garage were in for a nasty shock when five robbers stormed the premises. They came prepared too.
For two journalists in the Calais Jungle things did not go according to plan, two refugees attempting to rob them in a violent attack.
Many of us have wondered what we would do if we caught the people who robbed us. This woman didn’t have to wonder.
Live TV is a strange beast – if it’s not someone shouting obscenities during a broadcast it’s someone robbing a bank.
Keep your friends close and your handbags closer, the criminals are prowling and they’ve sharpened their skills ahead of the silly season.