BRITS POS – Police working with other role players worked well through enhanced crime prevention and combatting operations conducted between Monday, 29 July and Sunday, 4 August, to ensure that those who commit crimes are arrested.
“A total of 834 suspects were arrested for various crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm and common, dealing in drugs, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs, burglary at business and residential premises to driving under the influence of alcohol,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS North West spokesperson.
Five Mozambican foreign nationals arrested for possession of suspected stolen vehicles and a motor bike
BRITS POS – BRITS – On Thursday afternoon, 1 August, a crime intelligence driven operation by the local Operational Coordination Centre (OCC), led to the arrest of five Mozambican foreign nationals for possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles.
“The suspects were apprehended after members received information about suspected stolen motor vehicles,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS North West spokesperson.
Demarié - ‘n talentvolle kunstenaar
BRITS POS – BRITS – Die uiters talentvolle 17-jarige, Demarié Pieterse van Brits, is onlangs by Universal Music Group (platemaatskappy) as hul jongste kunstenaar geteken.
“Demarié het ‘n liedjie opgeneem wat só na aan haar hart is (black Coffee), vertel haar ma, Sorita en pa, Dewit, “en dié opname is op die regte tyd deur die regte mense gesien.”
Demarié is ook tans een van hul jongste liedjieskrywers.
Bojanala fraudsters arrested
BRITS POS – BOJANALA - The Democratic Alliance in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality welcomes the arrest of two former employees of the municipality.
According to reports, the two employees made fraudulent payments to an incorrect bank account instead of an approved network provider. An internal audit revealed that employees in the IT department of the municipality altered the bank account number of a service provider and administered payments into the bank account using forged invoices.
OPERATION SHANELA - 820 suspects arrested
BRITS POS – BRITS – SAPS members, units and other law enforcement agencies arrested 820 suspects for various crimes from Monday, 22 July to Sunday, 28 July.
The suspects were arrested for rape, murder, assault GBH, malicious damage to property, burglary residential and business premises, possession of drugs, theft out of/from motor vehicle and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.