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Police officers have been arrested. Eight Tactical Response Team officers have been arrested for allegedly taking money confiscated during an operation.Two arrests were made at a Kroonstad supermarket in June, when the owner and his wife were arrested for selling cigarettes while it was banned.After the store owner was released, it was found money confiscated…

The Hawks have arrested 5 men suspected of murdering a police officer in 2018. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 Five people, aged 28 to 41, were arrested in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday in connection with the murder of Sergeant Thomas Mashimbye.Mashimbye, 42, who was attached to the VIP Section at the Union Buildings, was…

A man was allegedly caught in possession of dagga in KZN. Mario Marco, Getty Images A 40-year-old man was arrested in Louwsburg for allegedly being in possession of dagga. Police allegedly found marijuana worth R2.5 million in the minibus taxi. According to police, the weed was going to be smuggled out of the country. A 40-year-old man…

SANDF patrolling the streets. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) A man appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday after his company allegedly issued expired food rations to South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members deployed for Covid-19 lockdown duties. The company allegedly changed the best before dates of pre-packaged food rations, by…

Police operations conducted in Gauteng over the weekend saw the arrest of more than 1 200 suspects for various crimes.The police also shut down two bars in Tshwane which were in contravention of the Disaster Management Act.In Sedibeng, a man was arrested for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman. More than 1 200 suspects were arrested during police…