Rustenburg Illegal Cigarette Bust The two suspects were arrested at the Rhenosterfontein farm in Rustenburg after police got a tip-off about illegal cigarettes at the farm. The accused, Mkamlia Mlayo (37) and Ejuaz Ahmed (34) were granted R1000.00 bail after their appearance before the court on 19 August 2013. Police were performing duties as part of Operation Platinum Belt […]
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Marikana Commemoration 16/08/2013 Today (16/08/2013) is the Commemoration Service to honour those who died in Marikana during August last year, is taking place in Marikana. The organisers, the South African Council of Churches and AMCU, applied for and were granted permission to hold the gathering. Mourners are gradually converging on the commemoration venue and the […]
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Two Cases of Murder in Marikana Marikana Police are looking for 3 unknown suspects after two men were allegedly shot at. One of them died on the scene on Friday, 26 July 2013 at around 19:00 at Marikana Taxi rank. The victim, who is a taxi owner, was allegedly shot when he got out his car while the […]
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North West Police Success The police in various parts of the North-West province were out in numbers in the past week, between 22 and 28 July 2013 when they arrested a total of 752 suspects for Contact crimes, Contacted related, Property related crimes as well as trio crimes. The arrested suspects include 162 for Assault […]
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Computer Scam Warning The internet is a well established network that has become a invaluable element of our daily lives. As much convenience as it brings, there are also risks. Scams are everywhere, and the internet is the ideal place for criminals and thieves, or “hackers” as they are referred to, to rob or abuse […]
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Man Shot During ATM Bombing Police in Rustenburg are investigating a case of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) Bombing and Attempted Murder after two ATM’s were blown and severely damaged on Tuesday, 16 July 2013 at about 03:19 at East End, in Rustenburg. The 42-year old man was allegedly shot through his vehicle in his right […]
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Police Raise Concern about Looting of Shops and cases of Arson The North West police would like to warn the community about the tendency of looting from shops under the pretext of service delivery protest and marches. The looting mostly targets shops owned by foreign nationals. While the South African constitution allows marches, protests and picketing, […]
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43 year old woman raped The Rustenburg police arrested a 31 year old suspect for allegedly raping a 43- year old woman in Photsaneng village on Sunday, 30 June 2013 at about 03:30. It is alleged that the survivor was asleep when the suspect gained entry into the house by cutting the chain that was […]
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Yet another case of murder Three cases of murder were reported to the Provincial Police over the weekend. One of these cases happened right here in Rustenburg. The victim, only known as Zukile Mlotywa (age unknown), was found lying dead in a pool of blood on the street at Mfidikwe. The deceased was discovered by […]
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Burnt human skull and bones found in bush A community member, who was allegedly fetching firewood in the bush outside Bokfontein village near Mooinooi, was shocked to find burnt human skull and bones in the field. The incident happened yesterday morning, Wednesday 26 June 2013. The incident was reported to the Brits police who attended […]
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Truck reversed into moving taxi A taxi driver was killed instantly this morning, 25 June 2013, when the vehicle he was driving plunged into a reversing truck. The accident happened just 5km outside Rustenburg on the R 24 Rustenburg/Johannesburg road. The truck driver allegedly reversed into the road unaware of the taxi that was coming […]
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Crime rate down in April With all the bad news going around lately it seems as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Rusties received news from ADT showing a welcome decrease in crime rates of Rustenburg. “Our statistics indicate that crime in Rustenburg and the surrounding areas have decreased since […]
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Husband stabs his wife to death The Rustenburg Police have arrested a 27 old man who allegedly stabed his 27 year old wife with a knife on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 at about 06:00 in the morning. It is alleged that the couple was from Johannesburg at the time of the incident and had an […]
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Rustenburg police recover a stolen vehicle On Monday, 10 June 2013 at about 09:00 in the morning, the North West Flying Squad Unit members were patrolling around Rustenburg when they picked up a signal of a vehicle which was reported stolen. The police officers followed a signal and spotted the vehicle abandoned at one of […]
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Petrol bombing of Epol truck and Police successes The police registered cases of Attempted murder and malicious damage to property after a petrol bomb was thrown at Epol truck on Friday, 7 June 2013 at approximately 21:15. It is alleged that the truck was approaching corner Beneden and Molen streets when two petrol bombs were […]
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