Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
Officers rescue baby on cold Cape night
Hero cops show soft side
DAILY we read about the bad things going on in society – gunshots, stabbings even wars.
Just earlier today Crime Scene Report published a story about a newborn baby’s body that was found in a shallow grave in Hanover Park. Two people had already been taken in for custody for this most heinous of crimes.
But yet, we shouldn’t close our eyes and ears to the good things all around. Yes, there are still good people. MODERN DAY HEROES!
Take the case of Law Enforcement Officers from the City of Cape Town who were conducting a traffic stop in Delft after 23:00 on Sunday evening, 19 July 2026.
While the officers were issuing a traffic fine they noticed a man walking by, carrying a crying baby.
On closer inspection, officers said they noticed the child was not dressed warmly enough for the conditions, nor was it covered with a blanket. They also noticed the man, who identified himself as the baby’s father, was intoxicated.
The officers acted immediately and took the infant, along with the father, to Delft police station where they activated social workers to investigate the matter and get the child to a place of safety.
“One can only wonder how this situation might have turned out had our officers not intervened. It so happens that, in the last week, our enforcement agencies also arrested 93 motorists for drunk driving. “These incidents are stark reminders of how we have normalised alcohol abuse, when, in fact, it remains one of the most devastating challenges to our social fabric,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
Vrou (22), man (35) vir verberging aangekla
Twee verskyn oor babalykie
MISDAADTONEEL: Hanover Park, Kaapstad: ‘n Jong vrou en man sal na verwagting, Woensdag 22 Julie 2026 in die hof verskyn na die ontdekking van ‘n pasgebore baba in ‘n vlak graf.
Die nuus van die baba wat gesoek word het na 16:30 op Sondag, 19 Julie 2026 soos ‘n veldbrand deur die Hanover Park-gemeenskap versprei.
Nadat die owerhede in kennis gestel is, is ‘n soektog van stapel gestuur. Omstreeks 23:00 Sondagaand is die baba se liggaam, toegedraai in plastiek, in ‘n vlak graf op ‘n oop veld langs Downberg-weg gevind.
‘n Skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, Thembakazi Mpendukana, het gesê die polisie het ‘n saak van verberging van geboorte geopen. Mpendukana het bevestig ‘n 23-jarige vrou en 35-jarige man is gearresteer en sal na verwagting Woensdag hul eerste verskyning in die Athlone-landdroshof maak.
Newborn found buried in shallow grave
Two to appear for concealment
CRIME SCENE: Hanover Park, Cape Town: A young woman and man are expected to appear in court on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 following the discovery of a newborn baby on an open field.
Just after 16:30 on Sunday, 19 July 2026 news spread quickly throughout the Hanover Park community that a baby had been buried in a shallow grave on an open field in Downberg Road.
Once the authorities were notified, a search was launched and about 23:00 on Sunday evening, the baby’s body was found wrapped in plastic.
A media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Thembakazi Mpendukana, said police opened a case of concealment of birth. Mpendukana confirmed that a 23-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were taken into custody and are expected to make their first appearance at the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Polisie kry onwettige pistool in sy huis
Bejaarde vas oor wapen
MISDAADTONEEL: Saldanhabaai, Weskus: ‘n Bejaarde man is Maandagoggend 20 Julie 2026 deur die Openbare Orde Polisie-eenheid in die Weskus-distrik gearresteer.
Volgens die Suid Afrikaanse Polisiediens het lede inligting ontvang oor ‘n vuurwapen wat na ‘n adres in Baailaan, Diazville, verskuif is. Die perseel is deursoek en ‘n onwettige vuurwapen met ses .38-patrone is binne die huis gevind.
Die 65-jarige huis-eienaar is daarna gearresteer.
Khayelitsha : Die SAPD het ‘n kaping gefnuik en daarin geslaag om die vuurwapens wat in die misdaad gebruik is, terug te kry.
Volgens die SAPD het kapings in Spineweg, langs Qandu Qandu, Site B in Khayelitsha, onlangs begin toegeneem.
“Die Makhaza Anti-Kapingsspan het oor etlike dae operasies uitgevoer in ‘n poging om die verdagtes aan te keer.
“Maandagoggend, 20 Julie 2026, om 06:30, het lede drie verdagte mans opgemerk terwyl hulle ‘n wit Ford Ranger wat besig was om werksmense op te te, nader. Twee van die verdagtes het vuurwapens uitgepluk en probeer om die voertuig te kaap.
“Die kapingsspab het vinnig reageer en hulself as polisiebeamptes geïdentifiseer, maar die verdagtes het hul vuurwapens op die lede gerig,” het die SAPD gesê.
Die polisie het op die verdagtes geskiet, maar hulle het ontsnap en in ‘n informele nedersetting verdwyn. Die verdagtes het hul vuurwapens in die proses weggegooi wat deur die polisie gevind is.
Volgens die SAPD is geen burgerlikes beseer en eiendom beskadig nie. Die soektog na die verdagtes duur steeds voort.
Suspects escape into darkness
Cops foil hijacking
CRIME SCENE: Khayelitsha, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) foiled a hijack attempt and managed to recover the firearms used in the crime.
According to SAPS hijackings have recently surged in Spine Road, next to Qandu Qandu, Site B in Khayelitsha.
“In response to this the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team conducted continuous operations over several days in an attempt to apprehend the suspects.
“On Monday morning, 20 July 2026, at 06:30, members noticed three suspicious males approaching a white Ford Ranger that was busy picking up staff. Two of the suspects took out firearms and attempted to hijack the vehicle.
“The members quickly jumped into action and identified themselves as police officers, but the suspects turned their firearms on the members,” said SAPS.
The police fired at the suspects, but they escaped and disappeared into an informal settlement. The suspects discarded their firearms in the process.
According to SAPS no civilians were injured and no property damaged. The search for the suspects is still ongoing.
Saldanha Bay: An elderly man was arrested on Monday morning, 20 July 2026, by the Public Order Policing unit operating in the West Coast District.
According to SAPS they received information regarding a firearm that had been moved to an address in Baai Avenue, Diazville. A search was conducted at the premises, and an unlicensed firearm with six .38 rounds was found inside the residence.
The 65-year-old owner of the house was subsequently.