BRITS – KOSMOS - A 29-year-old motorist appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 27 December 2024, for culpable homicide and driving under the influence following her arrest by members of Hartbeespoortdam police, late afternoon on Christmas day, 25 December 2024.
“According to information, the police were informed about a black Volkswagen Amarok bakkie that collided with a mother and two children in Kosmos, at Simon Bekker Avenue,” says SAPS North West spokesperson, Colonel Adéle Myburgh.
HEMS en Kersvader verras kinders
BRITS POS – BRITS – As deel van hul betrokkendheid in die gemeenskap het die personeel en paramedici van HEMS, in samewerking met verskeie borge en vrywilligers, op Oukersdag en Kersdag kinderhartjies verbly.
Groot was die opwinding toe Kersvader met ‘n sleepwaentjie vol bederfpakkies, begelei deur HEMS se Station 21 brandweerwa, ambulanse met loeiende sirens en ander voertuie deur die strate van Brits gery het en honderde pakkies aan kinders uitgedeel het.
Huis van Hoop vorder fluks
BRITS POS - SWARTRUGGENS - “Christ Crisis Centre, House of Hope for Women” in Swartruggens het hul horison verbreed en fokus meer op mishandelde vroue en hul kinders.
Die groep Shib-studente van Nederland het onlangs aan fase 3 van die sentrum kom help bou en almal is baie opgewonde oor die vordering van die sentrum.
OPERATION SHANELA More than 5 399 actions executed
BRITS POS – NORTH WEST - Operation Shanela that forms part of the Safer Festive Season Operations, was conducted between Monday, 2 December to Sunday, 8 December.
1 299 suspects in the North West of which 617 were arrested by Detectives during suspect raiding operations.
5 399 actions were carried out that included the inspection of 56 licensed liquor premises, 77 second-hand dealers, compliance inspections of Firearms Institutions (non-official and official institutions), 745 inspections at hospitality and retail shops, 84 informal businesses to ensure labour law compliance as well as farms and mines.
Police launch a manhunt for three escapees
POTCHEFSTROOM: 9 December 2024 - Swartruggens police launched a manhunt after the escape of three awaiting trial detainees, who escaped from Swartruggens police holding cells on Sunday, 8 December 2024.
“It is alleged that four detainees escaped after forcing their exit through the roof of their detention cell,” says Colonel Adéle Myburgh, SAPS North West spokesperson. “The police managed to trace and arrest one of the escapees, aged 23, whilst hiking next to the N4 road, near Swartruggens Plaza.”