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  1. LazyLion

    Safe Stolen from Alberton Police Station

    A safe has been stolen from the exhibit room of the Alberton police station, Gauteng police said on Friday. Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said the theft was discovered when the exhibit clerk reported for duty on Friday morning. It was either stolen on Thursday night, or early on Friday morning...
  3. LazyLion

    Tatane Cops Apply for Charges to be Dropped

    The seven policemen accused of killing protester Andries Tatane are expected to apply for the charges to be dropped in the Ficksburg Regional Court on Friday, SABC news reported. Two of the State's police witnesses claimed they were threatened into making statements to the Independent Police...
  4. LazyLion

    Zuma Needs to move beyond Politics: Zille

    President Jacob Zuma must move beyond party politics and protect citizens from police brutality and abuse of power, DA leader Helen Zille said on Thursday. "I can only hope that while commemorating the events that took place over 50 years ago... President Zuma will recognise the importance of...
  5. LazyLion

    Officer Arrested for Corruption

    A security regulatory officer was arrested in Kimberley for corruption, the Hawks said on Wednesday. Captain Paul Ramaloko said Martha Tsheko Mapunye, 36, was arrested on Tuesday night at an hotel after she had allegedly solicited a R5000 bribe from a security company in the Northern Cape...
  6. LazyLion

    ANC Councillor Arrested over Rape

    An ANC councillor was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl, North West police said. Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said the girl and her friend were walking back from a sports ground on Saturday when the 45-year-old councillor gave them a lift. He allegedly said he...
  7. LazyLion

    Two More Arrested for Farm Killing

    Two more men have been arrested following the murder of Ventersdorp farmer, North West police said on Tuesday. They would appear in the town's magistrate's court on Wednesday, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said. A 22-year-old man arrested on Sunday would appear in the same court with the two...
  8. LazyLion

    1.7 Million Crimes not Reported in SA

    More than 3.3 million crimes occur per year and half of them are not reported, according to a survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). It said according to data from Statistics SA, around 1.7m crimes [52 percent] were not reported to the police in 2011. "These...
  9. LazyLion

    Locked up after refusing to bribe metro cops

    http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/03/18/locked-up-after-refusing-to-bribe-metro-cops
  10. LazyLion

    Western Cape Cop Held After Shooting

    A 42-year-old police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding a motorist in Knysna, Western Cape police said on Monday. Captain Bernadine Steyn said a man reversed his bakkie from a pavement into the road, in front of an oncoming green Mazda bakkie on Sunday evening. The...
  11. LazyLion

    Metro Cops Murder Condemned

    Those who attack and kill police officers will be dealt with "decisively", Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. "We shall not tolerate any provocation of police officers when they perform their duties," he said in a statement. "There is no carte blanche to say people must attack...
  12. LazyLion

    Possible Plea Bargain for Cape Town Cop Murder Trial

    A couple accused of killing a policeman and burying his body in their backyard appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The court heard that Barnabas Sentiwe could plead guilty in terms of section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act, which deals with plea and sentencing agreements...
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    Church Teacher Arrested for Speeding

    A 38-year-old Laudium church teacher was arrested for driving at 147km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R55 near Oliewenhoutbosch on Friday, Gauteng traffic police said. Spokeswoman Busaphi Nxumalo said two female officers in a patrol car switched on their siren and blue lights and signalled the...
  14. LazyLion

    Police officer arrested for another dragging incident

    http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/5a999d804ee3a399a0c9b13a187502c4/Police-officer-arrested-for-another-dragging-incident-20131403
  15. LazyLion

    Three Arrested for East Rand Robbery

    Three men have been arrested for robbing a business in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Thursday. Chief Superintendent Vusi Mabanga said officers saw one of the three men flash something hidden under his shirt to two friends on Wednesday afternoon. "Surprisingly, a 9mm pistol with...
  16. LazyLion

    Joburg Cop Jailed for Killing his Girlfriend

    A Johannesburg policeman has been jailed for 15 years for killing his girlfriend, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Thursday. Constable Matswantswa Phineas Kgarose, 26, was sentenced by the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for killing Emmy Refiloe Lebopo...
  17. LazyLion

    Beggar Arrested for Robbery

    A beggar stole a woman's necklace after she refused to give him money, central Johannesburg police said on Thursday. "[She] was stationary at a red robot when the suspect approached her car and begged for money. [She] told him that she does not have it; he grabbed her necklace and ran away,"...
  18. LazyLion

    Police: Couple Brings Kids Along for Bank Heist

    Police in Utah say they've arrested a husband and wife bank robbery team that took their two children along for the illegal excursion. An arrest report from police says the man and woman, both 27, were caught Monday soon after a Wells Fargo branch was robbed. A 5-year-old and a 2-year-old...
  19. LazyLion

    4 Dead in US Shooting, Police Looking for Suspect

    A man suspected of shooting to death four people and wounding two others was believed to be in an abandoned building surrounded by police Wednesday evening, police said. Police officers were fired on from the building while looking for 64-year-old Kurt Myers, state police Superintendent...
  20. LazyLion

    Two Arrested over Bogus College

    A man and a woman were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly running a bogus Further Education and Training College in Tzaneen, Limpopo police said. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the 31-year-old man and the 34-year-old woman, both from Zimbabwe, were arrested after students asked the...
  21. LazyLion

    Court Hears of Cape Town Cop Killing

    The Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court, in Cape Town, has heard the details of how two gunmen killed a policeman, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that investigating officer Detective Hisham Cloete testified on Tuesday about Superintendent Mpumelelo Xakekile's death in...
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