February, 2026
Bestuurder ry oor rooi lig, nou vas
Verdagtes vas oor vuurwapens
MISDAADTONEL: Vredenburg, Weskus. – Die polisie het toegeslaan op ‘n kar sonder nommerplate en drie mans gearresteer vir die besit van ongelisensieerde wapens.
Cops van Vredenburg was op 16 Februarie besig met misdaadvoorkomingsoperasies toe hulle ‘n silwer Suzuki sonder nommerplate oplet. Die bestuurder van die Suzuki het oor ‘n rooi verkeerslig gery. Die polisie het toe die motor afgetrek.
Toe die bestuurder uit die motor klim, het die polisie ‘n 9 mm-pistool op die bestuurdersitplek opgemerk. Die polisie het ook opgemerk hoe een van die passasiers iets onder die sitplek probeer wegsteek. Die polisie het hulle toe beveel om uit die motor te klim. Die voertuig is deursoek en drie vuurwapens met ammunisie, motor nommerplate en balaclavas is in die kar gevind.
Die bestuurder van die voertuig het wel ‘n lisensie vir een van die vuurwapens gehad, maar twee van die vuurwapens was ongelisensieerd.
Die drie verdagtes van 25, 45 en 46-jaar-oud is in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van ongelisensieerde vuurwapens en ammunisie.
Three arrested as cops find unlicensed guns
Cops see red
CRIME SCENE: Vredenburg, West Coast. – Three suspects were removed from our streets when the Vredenburg police arrested them for the possession of unlicensed guns.
The cops were busy with crime prevention duties on 16 February when they spotted a silver Suzuki without number plates. The driver of the Suzuki skipped a red traffic light and the police immediately pulled the car over.
When the driver got out of the car, the police spotted a 9mm pistol on the driver’s seat. At the same time one of the passengers tried to hide something under the seat. The police ordered them to get out of the car. The vehicle was searched and three firearms with ammunition were found as well as number plates and balaclavas.
While the driver of the vehicle could produce a licence for one of the firearms, two of the guns were unlicensed.
The three suspects aged 25, 45 and 46 were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
Polisie slaan toe, konfiskeer vuurwapens
Verdagte skiet blanks
MISDAADTONEL: Bonteheuwel, Kaapstad. – Lede van die Openbare Orde Polisie het Woensdag, 18 Februarie 2026 op twee vuurwapens in Bonteheuwel beslag gelê.
Die span het inligting ontvang oor vuurwapens wat by twee adresse in Bonteheuwel versteek is. Hulle het omstreeks 02:30 die eerste huis in Turksvystraat deursoek en ‘n 9 mm-pistool met ses rondtes ammunisie gevind. Die polisie het ‘n 23-jarige ‘n vermeende bendelid in gearresteer vir die besit van ‘n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen en ammunisie.
By die tweede huis, in Terblansstraat, het die polisie beslag gelê op ‘n vuurwapen met ses rondtes ammunisie. Hier is ’n 26-jarige vermeende bendelid ook gearresteer vir die besit van ’n verbode vuurwapen en ammunisie.
MISDAADTONEL: Valhalla Park, Kaapstad. – Lede van Operasie Shanela II het Dinsdag 17 Februarie 2026 ‘n 33-jarige man gearresteer vir die besit van ‘n imitation vuurwapen in Jessicastraat, Valhalla Park.
Die lede was besig met ‘n operasie in die area toe hulle die verdagte gewaar. Hulle het besluit om hom te deursoek en so op die vuurwapen en agt blank rondtes ammunisie op hom gevind.
Fake weapon among those seized
Raids deliver guns
CRIME SCENE: Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. – Public Order Police confiscated two firearms in Bonteheuwel on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.
The team received information about firearms hidden at different addresses in Bonteheuwel. At around 02:30, they conducted a search at the first house in Turksvy Street, where they found a 9mm pistol with six rounds of ammunition. They arrested a 23-year-old an alleged gangster for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
At the second house, in Terblans Street, the police seized a firearm with six rounds of ammunition. A 26-year-old alleged gangster was arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
CRIME SCENE: Valhalla Park, Cape Town. – Members of Operation Shanela II arrested a 33-year-old man for possession of an imitation firearm in Jessica Street, Valhalla Park on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
The members were doing stop and searches in the area when they spotted the suspect. During the search, they found the imitation firearm and eight blank rounds of ammunition.
Sinnelose skietery ten sterkste veroordeel
Skurke moor baba, vroue
MISDAADTONEEL: Athlone, Kaapstad. – ‘n Nege-maande-oue babadogtertjie en twee jong vroue is Dinsdag in nog ‘n sinnelose en gewadadige skietvoorval vermoor.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het reageer op klagtes van ‘n skietery by Sunbird Court in Bridgetown, Athlone omstreeks 22:00 Dinsdag, 17 Februarie. Die polisie het die liggame van die twee vroue van onderskeidelik 25 en 36-jaar-oud, sowel as dié van die baba, op die misdaadtoneel ontdek. Al drie is geskiet.
Twee mans is ook tydens die voorval gewond en is na ‘n hospitaal geneem vir behandeling.
Volgens die polisie het drie onbekende verdagtes van die toneel gevlug. Die motief vir die aanval word steeds ondersoek.
Die SAPD het gesê hulle veroordeel die voorval en het inwoners van Athlone en die breër gemeenskap verseker alle pogings sal aangewend word om die skuldiges vas te trek en die area weer te beveilig.
Enigiemand met inligting kan Crime Stop kontak by 08600 10111 of inligting anoniem verskaf via die MySAPS-mobiele app. Alle inligting sal met die strengste vertroulikheid behandel word.
Two women also die in shooting
Baby brutally killed
CRIME SCENE: Athlone, Cape Town. – In another senseless and brutal shooting incident on Tuesday night, 17 February 2026, a nine-month-old baby girl was killed alongside two women.
The South African Police Services (SAPS) responded to reports of a shooting at Sunbird Court in Bridgetown, Athlone at about 10pm. When the officers arrived at the crime scene, they found the bodies of two women aged 25 and 36, as well as that of the nine-month-old baby. All three sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Two men were also wounded during the incident and taken to hospital for treatment.
According to the police three unknown suspects fled the scene. The motive for the attack is still under investigation.
SAPS said it condemned the incident and assured the residents of Athlone and broader community that every effort would be made to bring the perpetrators to book and restore safety and stability in the area.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or submit information anonymously via the MySAPS mobile app. All information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Polisie kry onwettige vuurwapens en ammunisie
Drie blitsvinnig in boeie
MISDAADTONEEL: Hanover Park en Mitchells Plain, Kaapstad. – Drie mans is agter tralies en drie onwettige vuurwapens is van ons strate verwyder na vinnige optrede deur die Maitland blitspatrollie.
Op Maandag 16 Februarie 2026 omstreeks 8nm het die cops hul blou ligte en sirenes geaktiveer toe hulle na ’n skietvoorval in Hanover Park otnbied is.
Volgens ’n polisieverklaring het die span ’n beskrywing van ’n voertuig wat met die skietvoorval verbind was, ontvang en dit opgevolg. Omstreeks 10nm dieselfde aand het die lede die silwer VW Jetta by ’n plek in Lentegeur opgemerk.
Hulle het die voertuig, met drie manlike insittendes, genader en ’n deeglike soektog uitgevoer. Drie vuurwapens, waarvan twee nie reeksnommers gehad het nie, is in die motor gevind. Die cops het ook 107 rondtes ammunisie gevind. Die verdagtes is gearresteer vir besit van ’n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen, en besit van verbode vuurwapens en ammunisie.
Die verdagtes, tussen die ouderdomme van18 en 31 jaar, sal in die Mitchells Plain verskyn.
NOG MISDAADTONELE: Daar was ook verslae van skietvoorvalle in Vrygrond, Valhalla Park en Wesbank op 17 Februarie 2026.
Three guns and ammo confiscated
Cops nab shooting suspects
CRIME SCENE: Hanover Park and Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. – Three suspected criminals are behind bars and three illegal firearms off our streets following swift action by the Maitland Flying Squad.
On Monday 16 February 2026 at around 8pm, the Squad activated their blue lights and sirens as they swiftly made their way to a shooting incident in Hanover Park.
According to a police statement, the squad obtained a description of a vehicle linked to the shooting which they quickly followed up. About two hours late, around 10pm, the members spotted the silver VW Jetta at a garage in Lentegeur.
They tactically approached the vehicle with three male occupants and conducted a thorough search, during which three firearms were found, two of which had no serial numbers. The Squad also recovered 107 rounds of ammunition. The suspects were arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of prohibited firearms, and ammunition.
The suspects aged between 18 and 31 is set to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court.
MORE CRIME SCENES: There were also reports of shootings Vrygrond, Valhalla Park and Wesbank on 17 February 2026.
Drie verdagtes vas
Vuurwapens verwyder
MISDAADTONEL: Kleinvlei, Kaapstad. - Drie verdagtes van onderskeidelik 39, 37 en 21- jaar-oud is in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van onwettige vuurwapens en dwelms.
Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) is die drie op Woensdag, 11 Februarie 2026 tydens 'n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie gevang.
Die SAPD sê in 'n verklaring lede van die Anti-Ekonomiese Misdaadtaak en lede van die tak teen Vervalsing en Onwettige Goedere het die operasie in Kleinvlei en Eersterivier uitgevoer waar hulle geïdentifiseerde persele deursoek het.
Tydens die operasie het die polisie beslag gelê op twee verbode 9mm-pistole met ammunisie en 100 mandrax-tablette by verskillende adresse.
Die verdagtes sal na verwagting in die Blue Downs-landdroshof verskyn.
Three suspects arrested
Two guns off our streets
CRIME SCENE: Kleinvlei, Cape Town. – Three suspects aged 39, 37 and 21 have been arrested for the possession guns and drugs.
According to the South African Police Services (SAPS) the three were arrested on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 during an intelligence driven operation.
SAPS said in a statement members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task and Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing teams conducted the operation in Kleinvlei and Eerste River where they searched identified premises.
During the search police confiscated two prohibited 9mm pistols with ammunition and 100 mandrax tablets at different addresses.
The suspects are set to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates’ court.