Bay Security News Today

A fire at The Thirsty Oyster Tavern in Gordon’s Bay on Wednesday 5 April was apparently caused by radiated heat in the kitchen, as minimal damage was sustained and no injuries were reported.

Last Sunday evening (5 February), at approximately 21:00, a traffic officer heading home to Strand spotted the driver of a white Ford Ranger with a firearm in his hand.

Four lives were claimed when the N2 highway took its toll with two horror crashes on Saturday (27 August).

Two suspects were arrested after a taxi and shuttle services vehicle was stolen in a reported carjacking and recovered in Strand shortly after the incident on Thursday (25 August).

Local police and representatives of the community safety sector were honoured for going beyond the call of duty in foiling a recent hijacking, which culminated in the recovery of the stolen vehicle and rescue of a toddler, during a special awards cer

A 27-year-old man was arrested after a vehicle with a child inside was stolen in Grabouw on Friday (6 May).

Morning Review host Lester Kiewit chats to Grabouw CPF chairperson David Williams.

When a two-year-old boy was in a car that was hijacked outside his pre-school in Grabouw on Friday, all available police, traffic and metro units, and even neighbourhood watches and farm watches mobilised to find him.

The charred remains found outside a burnt-out vehicle just off Clarence Drive is believed to be that of a middle-aged man from Somerset West.

The 31-year-old armed response officer who was killed in Nomzamo last week, Siviwe Sigaya, has been described by his employers as a hard worker who climbed his way up the ranks, and who will be missed dearly.