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    Nine due in court as authorities crackdown on crime in CT

    Four suspects, who are expected to appear in court, were caught after a high-speed chase with the city's law enforcement unit.

    2029 days ago
  • Nearly 23 000 confiscated and retired firearms were destroyed by Saps at SCAW Metal in Germiston. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    [WATCH] Police destroy 23,000 firearms

    Police melted down 23,000 illegal confiscated and retired SAPS firearms at a smelting plant in Germiston.

    2074 days ago
  • Saps members display a firearm that was seized from a 35-year-old suspect in Soweto. Picture: Saps via Twitter.

    Man arrested, officer injured after shootout in Soweto

    One officer was shot in the leg and taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

    2126 days ago
  •  Picture: Stock.xchng

    Cops nab 2 in arms bust near Cape Town mall

    Police discovered the arms which included an assault rifle and ammunition in the suspects' vehicle.

    2137 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService.

    6 suspects expected in court on illegal firearm charges

    The group, arrested in Khayelitsha, had a 9mm pistol, an empty AK47 Magazine & an explosive device.

    2214 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com

    WC Police make strides in clamping down of illegal firearms

    Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Bonteheuwel and Nyanga are among the targeted communities.

    2278 days ago
  • Three illegal miners were arrested in Benoni.  Picture: AFP.

    Three illegal miners arrested in Benoni

    Police say the group has been linked to a number of crimes, including drug possession.

    2356 days ago
  • The Hawks will take delivery of 80 of these. Picture: Barry Bateman/EWN

    Father & son arrested for alleged homemade firearms

    The Hawks are investigating a father and son believed to be illegal manufacturers of homemade firearms.

    2402 days ago
  • FILE: Ralph Stanfield at the Cape Town Magistrates Court in 2014. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Case against 28s gang kingpin postponed to next year

    Ralph Stanfield and five others appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on charges of fraud.

    2435 days ago
  • Alan Ravers was granted bail of R20,000 in the Bellville Magistrates Court for smuggling firearms into the province. He faces a total of 34 charges. Picture: Monique Mortlock.EWN.

    Arms dealer granted bail in Cape court

    Alan Ravers was granted bail of R20,000 in the Bellville Magistrates Court for smuggling firearms.

    2501 days ago
  • Police Commissioner Lesetja Mothiba and his team brief the media in the wake of violent Soweto protests on 23 January 2015. Picture: Alex Eliseev/EWN

    Saps: We will reward for handover of illegal firearms

    Gauteng Police Commissioner Lesetja Mothiba briefed the media about the state of policing in the province and said they would now offer rewards for illegal firearms handed in by citizens.

    2530 days ago
  • National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega (C) and a number of senior officers oversaw the destruction of over 4,000 guns on 16 January,2015. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Phiyega destroys 14,000 illegal firearms

    National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega and senior police officers destroyed more than 14,000 illegal firearms as part of International Firearm Destruction Day.

    2544 days ago
  • FILE: Police and the army raided the Madala hostel in Alexandra just before midnight on 22 April 2015. The move comes in a bid to quell xenophobic violence. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Operation Fiela hits PE: 90 illegal immigrants arrested

    The two-day operation netted illegal immigrants, criminals, dagga and illegal tobacco products.

    2598 days ago
  • FILE: Police and the army raided the Madala hostel in Alexandra just before midnight on 22 April 2015. The move comes in a bid to quell xenophobic violence. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    150 arrested during raids in Thembelihle

    Police say the operation is meant to root out illegal immigrants and people selling and consuming drugs.

    2614 days ago
  • FILE: Ralph Stanfield.  Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Alleged 28s gang boss back in court

    Ralph Stanfield and five others are expected back in court in connection with a gun licence fraud racket.

    2621 days ago
  • FILE: 47 people are killed in the country every day compared to 45 in the 2012/13 financial year. Picture: Masego Rahlaga/EWN.

    SA's murder rate at an all-time high

    47 people are killed in the country every day compared to 45 in the 2012/13 financial year.

    2650 days ago
  • FILE: A gun and ammunition confiscated by the police. Picture: Saps

    Father and son arrested for illegal gun and ammo possession

    The boy reportedly took his father’s loaded gun to school and was seen playing with it.

    2657 days ago
  • FILE: Ralph Stanfield (Front Right) will appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court with five other co-accused on 23 February, 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Alleged CT gang boss & 5 others back in court

    The six accused are alleged to have been working together to provide licences for illegitimate gun owners.

    2680 days ago
  • FILE: The constable confronted the pair aged 16 and 19-years-old. Picture: SAPS via Twitter

    CT teens to appear in court for illegal firearms

    They were arrested by an off duty police officer in Kraaifontein on Thursday night.

    2717 days ago
  • It’s understood the victim and a friend were playing with a firearm when it then accidently went off.

    Boy dies while playing with firearm

    It’s understood the victim and a friend were playing with a firearm when it then accidently went off.

    2847 days ago
  • Ralph Stanfield, who's out on R100,000 bail, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court with five other co-accused on 4 September, 2014. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Police crack open firearm licensing fraud syndicate

    A special police unit says more arrests will be made as they crack open a firearms licensing fraud syndicate.

    2851 days ago
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