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  1. LazyLion

    Cops arrested for corruption in Free State

    Nine police officers were arrested, along with seven other people, for fraud and corruption at the Caledonspoort border post on Tuesday, the Hawks said. Spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said of the seven, six were immigration officers and one an official from the health department. The...
  3. LazyLion

    Would-be Robber Thwarted by Chilli in Australia

    A quick-thinking worker at a takeaway food store in Sydney has stopped an attempted robbery by throwing a bucket of chilli at a would-be thief, leaving him with minor burns, Australian police said Monday. New South Wales state police said a man walked into the store on Sunday and ordered some...
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    Journalist assaulted by police in South Africa

    I see a big civil claim coming. Police saving an ANC councillor, from a angry mob, get snapped by newspaper photographer and decide to arrest him. http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/05/02/sanef-condemn-photographer-assault Clearly, the ANC big shot has a good relationship with the local...
  5. LazyLion

    Two North West Cops Held for Corruption

    Two North West policemen have been arrested for corruption and robbery, police said on Tuesday. The two, aged 29 and 33, allegedly entered two tuck-shops on Monday and demanded money from the owners, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said. "They allegedly told them [the shop owners] that they are...
  6. LazyLion

    "Professor" Fined over Police Uniform

    Kwaito star Mkhonzeni "Professor" Langa has been fined R3000, or one month in prison, for wearing a metro police uniform to the Metro FM music awards in February, it was reported on Tuesday. The Durban Magistrate's Court ordered that half of the penalty would be conditionally suspended for...
  7. LazyLion

    Mutilated Body found at KZN School

    A murder is being investigated after a woman's mutilated body was found at a school in Umlazi, Durban, at the weekend, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Monday. The 29-year-old woman had been stabbed several times and her stomach had been cut open, said Lt-Col Vincent Mdunge. Her body was found...
  8. LazyLion

    Dutch Schools Closed, Police Deployed after 4chan Shooting threat

    Armed police were deployed and schools closed in the western Dutch city of Leiden on Monday after an apparent student threat to "shoot my Dutch teacher and as many students as I can". A decision was taken late Sunday night to close secondary schools to thousands of pupils following a tip-off...
  9. LazyLion

    Vietnam Police Seize 53 King Cobras from Car

    Vietnamese police say they have seized 53 king cobras from a car in Hanoi and arrested the driver. Officer Dang Van Hanh said Monday the live snakes were taken to a wildlife rescue center near the capital where they treated before being released into the wild. King cobras are the world's...
  10. LazyLion

    Police: 5 Dead in Washington State Shooting Incident

    Police say five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex south of Seattle, including a suspect who was shot by officers responding to the chaotic scene. Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock says officers responded to a 9:30 p.m. Sunday emergency call in Federal Way of...
  11. LazyLion

    Rolf Harris charged with sexual assaults, making child porn

    British media say veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been arrested as part of a police investigation into sexual abuse allegations stemming from the Jimmy Savile scandal. Britain's major media outlets followed The Sun newspaper Friday in identifying Harris, an Australian-born artist...
  12. LazyLion

    SAPS Set Detection Sights Low

    Fictional super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes always aimed to solve 100 percent of the cases brought before him, but SA Police Service detectives have their sights set much lower. Briefing MPs on Thursday, senior police officers said their detective service aimed to increase its detection rate for...
  13. LazyLion

    Trial of Five N. Cape Cops Begins

    Five crime intelligence officers go on trial in the Kuruman Regional Court on Thursday on charges of kidnapping, assault and pointing a firearm, said the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid). They allegedly kidnapped a man on September 14, 2011, said Ipid spokesman Moses...
  14. LazyLion

    Four Behind Bars for Cape Cop Killing

    Four men will each spend 32 years in jail for killing an off-duty policeman in Cape Town, it was reported on Thursday. The Daily Voice reported that Xolile Mdini, 24, Siyabulelele Tsume, 24, Akhona Sikani, 24, and Wandile Mthendeni, 25, appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday for...
  15. LazyLion

    State Will Appeal McBride Acquital

    The State is appealing the high court acquittal of former Ekurhuleni police chief Robert McBride of drunken driving and obstructing the ends of justice, it was reported on Thursday. The appeal application had been lodged in the High Court in Pretoria, reported Beeld. McBride was arrested...
  16. LazyLion

    Western Cape Police Captain Dismissed

    A police captain has been fired for failing to take action against a reservist accused of rape, Western Cape police said on Monday. "This morning, the provincial commissioner of the Western Cape police... validated the findings of a disciplinary hearing to dismiss a police captain stationed...
  17. LazyLion

    Elderly Woman and Child Killed in Eastern Cape

    A man has been arrested for raping and killing an elderly woman and stabbing to death her great granddaughter, Eastern Cape police said on Monday. Major Zamukulungisa Jozana said the 89-year-old woman and the five-year-old girl were sleeping in their hut in Elliotdale on Saturday night when...
  18. LazyLion

    SA Cop Filmed Beating Woman

    South Africa's under-fire police force faced a fresh scandal Friday after footage emerged of an off-duty officer hitting and kicking an unarmed woman. The security footage, broadcast by the eNCA television channel, shows the man striking the woman to the ground on a petrol station forecourt...
  19. LazyLion

    Dedicated Cops Needed: Petros

    South Africa needs police officers who are completely dedicated to the Constitution and human rights, Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Mzwandile Petros said on Thursday. "Up until we have a cadre of 'ek doen dit vir die volk en die vaderland [I do it for the nation and the fatherland]' we...
  20. LazyLion

    Man Admits to Murder in SMS

    A man has been arrested after he confessed to a murder in a text message to the police, it was reported on Thursday. A man had sent an SMS notifying police of his intention to kill himself and admitting to the murder of Lindiwe Ngwenya, reported the Sowetan. "Officers rushed to the man's...
  21. LazyLion

    Cape Town Mountain Safety Row

    An action group in Cape Town has sought legal advice to see if Table Mountain crime victims can take class action against SA National Parks and the city, it was reported on Thursday. More than 270 people have fallen victim to crime on the Table Mountain range, reported the Cape Times. If...
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