Partnership policing led to the arrest of three men for damaging, or destroying the essential infrastructure, and recovery of copper cables worth over R 3 000-00 in Addo last night.
On Wednesday evening, 21 July 2021, Addo police in partnership with a private security company were involved in an operation to combat theft of copper cables along the railway lines. The use of technological monitoring equipment led to the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of two cable bundles worth R 3 500-00. Police also seized a vehicle for further investigation.
The three men aged between 18 and 28 will appear in the Kirkwood Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 26 July 2021 for charges relating to the contravention of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act 18 of 2015.
Police arrest five suspects and confiscate unlicensed firearms
roadsafety.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from roadsafety.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Services | SAPS (South African Police Service)
saps.gov.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from saps.gov.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Suspect killed in Kirkwood farm attack
Warning:
Read the artilce
Police at Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape are investigating an attack on a farm in the early hours of Wednesday morning in which a robbery suspect was shot dead and another wounded.
Sergeant Majola Nkholi says at least five armed suspects are believed to have been involved in the attack on a homeowner and his family.
He says the farmer managed to get hold of his firearm and that a suspect was killed and another wounded when shots went off in an ensuing scuffle.
Sergeant Nkohli says the other three suspects fled in a silver Toyota Avanza which was later spotted on the R75 heading towards Kariega, formerly Uitenhage.