Mitchells plain police
Off duty cop arrested for possession of illegal firearm in Mitchell’s Plain
The 29-year-old suspect is stationed at the Mitchell's Plain police station and was apprehended this weekend.
At least four people have gunned down in Lentegeur in Mitchell’s Plain this past weekend alone.
This comes after a seven-year-old Tafelsig girl was sexually assaulted by a man who’s known to her family last Friday.
The family was apparently ambushed on Wednesday in the Eastridge area.
The Mitchells Plain woman apparently demanded a R10 million ransom in a bizarre bid to test her family’s love for her.
The woman has received hospital treatment following the incident last Sunday.
It’s understood the robbers posed as customers and held up two security guards yesterday.
Mitchells Plain-based Major-General Greg Goss’s son was shot dead in Elsies River in July 2014.
The 17-year-old will be appearing in-camera in connection with the shooting.
Douglas Barry was gunned down and it’s feared this could spark revenge attacks.
The two men were gunned down in Tafelsig on Saturday night & a third man is recovering in hospital.
Riedwaan Gadien's head had been bludgeoned and his body set alight earlier this week.
The suspect was arrested earlier this week following a raid at his home.
Shop owners expressed their anger at having to let their customers stand in long queues during the raid.
The pair had arrested a man after receiving a tip-off that there was tik at the house.
WC Police Commissioner Arno Lamoer says he’s gravely concerned over the high murder rate.
The two detectives were nabbed by the Hawks after allegedly selling a case docket for R40,000
The Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum says a number of incidents have been reported on social media.
Mitchells Plain residents met with Pagad to discuss police inefficiencies in the community.