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Police arrest man for stealing security's rifle at crime scene
Outrage as guards killed in CIT heist
CRIME SCENE: Mamelodi, Pretoria: The Security Personnel Party of South Africa (SPPSA) has offered a R200 000 reward for the apprehension and successful prosecution of those responsible for a deadly cash-in-transit robbery.
Two security guards died and one was seriously wounded when the robbers opened fire on them in Mamelodi East Ext 16 on Monday, 7 September 2026.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) there was a subsequent shootout between police and the suspects, during which a state vehicle was damaged. No police member was injured.
The SPPSA strongly condemned the “violent and reckless cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery that occurred on Monday”.
“It is reported that a heavily armed syndicate intercepted an armored vehicle, utilizing high-caliber firearms and explosives to compromise the cash van before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money.
“Such acts of extreme violence show a complete disdain for human life and the rule of law.
“A multidisciplinary task team has been activated to relentlessly track down these dangerous criminals and bring them to book,” said the SPPSA.
CIT robberies face widespread condemnation from law enforcement, private security regulators and government officials across South Africa.
SAPS Crime Intelligence and K9 Unit also followed up on information and arrested a 21-year-old bystander, who was found in possession of a rifle allegedly stolen from the crime scene. He is facing charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The SPPSA issued a warning to members of the community to refrain from gathering at the crime scene to collect scattered notes.
“This practice is a criminal offence, constitutes theft, and gravely risks lives due to unexploded devices and volatile crime scene dynamics. We are also pleased that the police have arrested the member of the community who was found with a rifle allegedly stolen at the scene,” it said.
The Cash-in-Transit Association of South Africa (CITASA) has also expressed its deep sadness and outrage following the deaths of the two CIT employees in Mamelodi as well as the two CIT guards who lost their lives in a separate cash-in-transit robbery in KwaZulu-Natal also on Monday, 7 September 2026.
Polisie kry klomp dwelms, arresteer 19-jarige verdagte
Polisie slaan toe by dwelm huis
MISDAADTONEEL: Manenberg, Kaapstad: ‘n Tiener is gearresteer nadat hy in besit van ‘n aansienlike hoeveelheid dwelms gevind is.
Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het die Openbare Orde-polisiëringseenheid Maandag, 7 September 2026 ‘n verskeidenheid dwelms by ‘n adres in Storms River Walk, Manenberg, gekonfiskeer.
“Die polisie het inligting ontvang oor moontlike dwelmhandel by die eiendom. Hulle het omstreeks 12:50 na die adres gegaan en ‘n 19-jarige man daar gevind. Die polisie het 309 sakkies Tik, 154 pakkies kokaïen, tien heroïenstrooitjies en vier Mandrax-tablette teruggevind,” het die SAPD gesê.
Authorities yet to confirm injuries and casualties
Plane crashes on Midrand road
ACCIDENT SCENE: A light commercial aircraft crashed on Tuesday afternoon, 8 September 2026 in Glen Austin, Midrand, Gauteng.
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) said the plane crashed at the intersection of New Road and Old Pretoria Main Road (R101) in Glen Austin.
“Emergency Management Services (EMS) are actively on the scene responding to the plane crash. Following the initial crash, a secondary motor vehicle accident occurred at the same location, resulting in severe traffic disruptions and heavy delays on the roadway,” said the JMPD.
At this stage, authorities have not confirmed the number of injuries or casualties resulting from either incident.
The plane has since been loaded onto the back of a truck and transported out of the area.
19-year-old found with assortment of drugs
Manenberg drug house raided
CRIME SCENE: Manenberg, Cape Town: A teenager has been arrested after he was found in possession of a substantial amount of drugs.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) the Public Order policing unit confiscated an assortment of drugs at an address in Storms River Walk, Manenberg on Monday, 07 September 2026.
“The police received intelligence about possible drug dealing at the property. They went to the address at about 12:50 and found a 19-year-old male. The police recovered 309 sachets of Tik, 154 packets of cocaine, ten heroin straws and four mandrax tablets,” said SAPS.
Suspects quickly arrested after airport hijacking
Flying Squad ground hijackers
CRIME SCENE: Cape Town International Airport: The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has reassured the public that the safety and security of everyone at the airport remains a priority.
The reaction follows after a hijacking unfolded just outside the Cape Town International Airport, forcing an immediate response from law enforcement and airport security.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) that the Flying Squad arrested four male suspects between the ages of 16 and 2-years following the hijacking at the airport on Monday, 7 September 2026.
“The team responded to reports of a hijacking at about 17:15. They rapidly intercepted the white VW Polo in Bonteheuwel and arrested the four male occupants for hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle.
“Their rapid intervention ensured the incident was contained without further danger to the public,” said SAPS.
The police were assisted by the hijack victim’s cellphone which the hijackers left in the car. The police were able to track the device to its location in Bonteheuwel.
ACSA, which manages Cape Town International, said its security teams worked hand‑in‑hand with SAPS.
“We understand that an incident like this can be unsettling, and we want to reassure travellers and the public that the safety and security of everyone at our airport remains our priority,” the airport said.
ACSA also thanked SAPS and its own personnel for their coordinated effort, stressing that the swift action helped restore calm and reinforce safety measures at the airport.
Dogter raak bekommerd, polisie kry lyk
Vrou (61) op haar bed vermoor
MISDAADTONEEL: Allanridge, Vrystaat: ‘n Bejaarde vrou is wreed in haar eie huis vermoor en naak op haar bed agtergelaat.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) ondersoek die moord op die 61-jarige vrou wat dood by haar huis in Nyakallong, Allanridge gevind is. Haar hande en voete was met ‘n tou vasgebind.
Die Allanridge-polisie het Maandag 7 September 2026 omstreeks 12:00 ‘n klag ontvang nadat die vrou se dogter en kollegas haar nie in die hande kon kry nie.
“Kollegas het bekommerd geraak toe sy nie vir werk opdaag nie. Hulle het haar dogter onmiddellik in kennis gestel, wat toe die polisie gekontak het.
“Die polisie het onmiddellik ondersoek ingestel en nadat hulle die huis binnegegaan het, is die vrou naak op die bed in die slaapkamer gevind.
“Die motief vir die moord is in hierdie stadium onduidelik,” het die SAPD gesê.
Die polisie doen ‘n beroep op enigiemand met inligting wat tot die arrestasie van die verdagte(s) kan lei om na vore te kom.
Sersant Tshidiso Mabaso van die Allanridge-speurders kan gekontak word by 082 466 8193. Alternatiewelik, kontak Stop Misdaad by 08600 10111 of stuur ‘n anonieme wenk via die MySAPS-App. Inligting sal streng vertroulik behandel word.
Second arrest at OR Tambo within four days
Another ‘drug mule’ caged
CRIME SCENE: OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg: An alleged drug mule has been intercepted here with approximately two kilograms of cocaine in his possession.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested the suspect with the cocaine with an estimated street value of more than R800 000 on Monday, 7 September 2026.
SAPS followed up on intelligence and arrested the 45-year-old who was en route to Hong Kong, China. The drugs were hidden in luggage.
This is the second drug mule arrested in four days following the arrest of a 54-year-old drug mule on 3 September 2026 at the same airport. He was also en route to Hong Kong when he was arrested for cocaine found concealed inside his luggage.
SAPS said these successive successes at South Africa’s busiest airport demonstrate the their continued efforts to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks through intelligence-driven operations at the country’s ports of entry.
Police find victim (61) tied up on her bed
Elderly woman killed in her home
CRIME SCENE: Allanridge, Free State: An elderly woman has been brutally murdered inside her own home and left naked on her bed.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) are investigating the murder of the 61-year-old woman who was found motionless, with her hands and feet tied with a rope, at her home in Nyakallong, Allanridge.
Allanridge police received a complaint at about 12:00 on Monday, 7 September 2026 when the woman’s daughter and colleagues could not get hold of her.
“Colleagues became concerned when she failed to report for work. They immediately informed her daughter, who then sought help from the police.
“Police immediately went to investigate and upon gaining entry into the house, police discovered the woman lying motionless on the bed in the bedroom, unclothed. Her hands and feet were tied with a rope.
“The motive for the murder is unclear at this stage. Investigations are underway,” said SAPS.
Police are urging anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the perpetrator(s) to come forward. Sergeant Tshidiso Mabaso of the Allanridge Detectives can be contacted on 082 466 8193.
Alternatively, contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or send an anonymous tip-off through the MySAPS-App. Information will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Verdagte met nog sewe soortgelyke sake verbind
Toeris in Simonstad beroof
MISDAADTONEEL: Simonstad, Kaapstad: Drie vroue en twee mans is gearresteer nadat hulle na bewering ‘n toeris beroof het en tot in Kampsbaai agtervolg is.
Die Stad Kaapstad se Burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, sê die polisie in Simonstad het Saterdag 5 September 2026 ‘n BOLO (Wees Op die Uitkyk) versprei nadat ‘n voertuig wat na bewering verbind was met die inbraak van ‘n toeris se voertuig naby Boulders-strand.
‘n Kort rukkie later is die voertuig gesien waar dit deur Houtbaai ry en Kampsbaai binnegaan.
“Die voertuig se bewegings is deur ‘n ongemerkte Community Improvement District (CID)-voertuig gemonitor. Die lede het ook gesien hoe die insittendes by ‘n ander voertuig in Link-weg inbreek.
“Die verdagtes het probeer om die gebied te verlaat, maar vrywillige hulp-wetstoepassers het die verdagtes in Houghton-rylaan afgetrek,” het Smith gesê.
Gesteelde eiendom, wat die verdagtes aan beide voertuie wat daardie dag geteiken is, verbind, is teruggevind.
Volgens Smith het die vrywilligers een van die manlike verdagtes uit vorige CCTV-beeldmateriaal herken.
“Deur verdere ondersoek kon hulle hom verbind met nog sewe aparte sake, soortgelyke misdade, wat tussen 2024 en 2026 in die Atlantiese kus gebied gepleeg is.
“Elke jaar lewer ons wetstoepassing hulp-vrywilligers ‘n aansienlike bydrae tot misdaadvoorkoming en arrestasies – wat beduidende suksesse bydra tot die statistieke wat uiteindelik deur die SAPD aangeteken word,” het Smith gesê.
One suspect linked to seven other criminal cases
Tourist’s robbers nabbed
CRIME SCENE: Simon’s Town, Cape Town: Extreme patience and skillful monitoring by law enforcers led to the arrest of five people who allegedly robbed a tourist.
The crime was committed in Simon’s Town, the vehicle moved through Hout Bay and was finally cornered in Camps Bay.
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said Simon’s Town police circulated a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) on Saturday 5 September 2026, after a suspicious vehicle was identified in connection with a break-in at a tourist’s vehicle near Boulders Beach.
A short while later, the vehicle was spotted passing through Hout Bay and entering the Camps Bay area.
“Its movements were monitored by an unmarked Community Improvement District (CID) vehicle, whose members witnessed the occupants breaking into another vehicle in Link Road.
“As the suspects attempted to leave the area, volunteer Auxiliary Law Enforcement members arrived and initiated a tactical takedown on Houghton Drive. All five suspects, three women and two men, were arrested,” said Smith.
Stolen property, linking the suspects to both vehicles targeted that day, were recovered..
According to Smith the Auxiliary volunteers recognised one of the male suspects from previous CCTV footage.
“Through further investigation, they were able to link him to another seven outstanding open dockets involving similar crimes committed between 2024 and 2026 across the Atlantic Seaboard.
“Every year, our Law Enforcement Auxiliary volunteers make a substantial contribution to crime prevention and arrests adding significant successes to the statistics ultimately recorded by SAPS,” said Smith.