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Mitchells Plain CPF calls for more police operations in area
Over the past week, several people have been caught in the crossfire of gun violence.
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At least 84 murders in CT since mid-December, claims ACDP
The ACDP has called on the police and the courts to keep suspects detained when they’ve been arrested on murder charges.
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Valentino Grootetjie murder: ACDP calls for suspects not to be granted bail
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of Grootetjie and appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Friday.
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'Please help us': Cape community mourns 5-year-old killed by stray bullet
The five-year-old died last weekend when a stray bullet hit him as he played in his yard.
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Cele joins Cape community as child killed in gang crossfire laid to rest
Minister Cele sat in the front row at the Levana Primary School Hall in Lavender Hill, where community members gathered to remember little Valentino Grootetjie.
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Police Minister to attend funeral of boy (5) killed by stray bullet in CT
Bheki Cele is attending the funeral this morning of five-year-old Valentino Grootetjie who was playing outside his family’s Drury Court home last Saturday afternoon when a stray bullet hit him.
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Lavender Hill community welcomes swift arrest after boy (5) killed in shooting
Valentino Grootetjie was gunned down outside his home on Saturday. The anti-gang unit arrested two men, aged 24 and 29, in connection with the boy's murder on Monday.
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Steenberg CPF calls for more police visibility in Lavender Hill
This is after a 22-year-old man was shot and killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Five-year-old shot dead in Lavender Hill
The attack happened at Drury Court in Lavender Hill on Saturday afternoon.
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Mitchells Plain community left shaken after 4 killed in shooting
The motive has not been confirmed but police said that detectives were looking into all possibilities, including that it could be gang-related.
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Hanover Park girl shot while walking to the shop
It’s understood she was caught in the crossfire of gun violence and was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
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Police leadership in WC a problem, says Safety MEC Fritz
Cape Town will continue to be a gangster's paradise for as long as police don’t get their act together. That’s according to Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz.
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Bishop Lavis CPF credits community for drop in murder rate
The Bishop Lavis CPF took issue with authorities claiming the turnaround was due to the introduction of army-assisted operations and the Bonteheuwel Neighbourhood Safety Team.
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Report calls for legalisation of drugs to curb gang violence in WC
The report said the procurement and sale of illegal leisure drugs was the primary income of almost all Western Cape gangs and central to gaining an understanding of their activities.
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Bullets and books: The story of a Bonteheuwel matric
Matric student Chad Abrahams has literally had to dodge bullets both at school and on the walk home from school in the gang-infested area.
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Elsies River mass shooting suspect: I didn’t kill those children
The Goodwood Magistrates Court was filled with anti-gang unit members as suspects appeared in connection with a mass shooting in Elsies River.
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Suspects in Elsies River shooting expected in court
An 18-year-old man and three children were killed when gunmen stormed a wendy house on Tuesday night.
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Elsies River family battling to deal with murders of two family members
Arthur Samuels’ 12-year-old nephew and his 10-year-old niece died when gunmen stormed their wendy house in Clarke’s Estate on Tuesday night.
